The relationship between clinical characteristics and psychological status and quality of life in patients with vasovagal syncope

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Syncope is characterized by sudden and short-term loss of postural tone and consciousness. Vasovagal syncope(VVS) episode is usually self-limiting, and it may affect patients’ quality of life. In this study, we aimed to investigate therelationship between quality of life, Beck-depression and Beck-anxiety scales and clinical characteristics of the VVS patients.METHODS: The present study included 88 patients with VVS. Tilt table test was performed to all the patients. Patients filledout the Quality of life, Beck-depression, and Beck-anxiety scale forms. Demographics, medical history, echocardiography,blood pressures, electrocardiography and physical examination findings were recorded.RESULTS: There was a significant and negative correlation between the total syncope episodes (TSE) and EQ-5D index andEQ-5D-VAS index, respectively (p