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Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/131790 Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa Hofmeyr, Louis Murray Pretorius, Chrisma Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Vestibular apparatus -- Diseases -- Western Cape (South Africa) Vertigo -- Patients -- Psychology -- Western Cape (South Africa) Dizziness -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a prevalent and disruptive vestibular disorder that is characterised by episodic vertigo attacks. The literature focusing on the experiences of individuals living with recurrent BPPV is limited, with no studies having been conducted in South Africa yet. The literature focusing on the impact of recurrent BPPV on the biological, psychological, and social domains of functioning is also limited, with the complicated impact of recurrent BPPV often overlooked. The understanding of the experiences of individuals living with recurrent BPPV is, therefore, limited. This study aimed to explore the experiences of individuals living with recurrent BPPV in the Western Cape, South Africa, specifically focusing on the impact of recurrent BPPV on the biological, psychological and social domains of functioning. This study used an explorative-descriptive qualitative design and included ten research participants (aged 53-76) who suffered from recurrent BPPV through purposive sampling. The ten research participants were subsequently invited to participate in semi-structured interviews, after which reflective thematic analysis was used to analyse and generate themes and subthemes. The emerging themes highlighting the experiences of individuals living with recurrent BPPV included the challenging symptoms and signs of BPPV and the avoidance of head movements as a possible trigger. Furthermore, a negative mood due to recurrent BPPV and the decreasing impact of recurrent BPPV on the psychological domain of functioning was identified. Finally, increased social withdrawal accompanied by an increased reliance on the support of others was also identified on the social domain of functioning. The Biopsychosocial model was used to conceptualise the findings of this study, and links were made to existing related literature. Through this process, it became evident that the experiences of individuals living with recurrent BPPV may be similar to those of individuals living with other peripheral vestibular disorders. Furthermore, it became clear that recurrent BPPV, although a biological disorder in nature, may negatively impact the psychological and social domains of functioning as well. This may suggest that individuals living with recurrent BPPV experience the impact of BPPV in several areas of their lives. Although the research participants reportedly had differing experiences in some areas of the study, it is evident that they are all in agreement on the multifaceted impact of recurrent BPPV on the biological, psychological and social domains of functioning. Therefore, future researchers and clinicians should consider the impact of recurrent BPPV on the biological, psychological and social domains of functioning and the interconnected relationships between these domains when attempting to treat and study recurrent BPPV effectively. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Benigne Paroksismale Posisionele Vertigo (BPPV) is `n algemene en ontwrigtende vestibulêre versteuring wat gekenmerk word deur episodiese vertigo-aanvalle. Die literatuur wat fokus op die ervarings van individue wat met herhalende BPPV leef, is beperk, met geen studies wat nog in Suid-Afrika gedoen is nie. Die literatuur wat fokus op die impak van herhalende BPPV op die biologiese, psigologiese en sosiale domeine van funksionering is ook beperk, met die ingewikkelde impak van herhalende BPPV wat dikwels oor die hoof gesien word. Die begrip van die ervarings van individue wat met herhalende BPPV leef is dus beperk. Hierdie studie het ten doel gehad om die ervarings van individue wat met herhalende BPPV in die Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika leef, te verken, en spesifiek te fokus op die impak van herhalende BPPV op die biologiese, psigologiese en sosiale domeine van funksionering. Hierdie studie het 'n verkennende-beskrywende kwalitatiewe ontwerp gebruik en tien navorsingsdeelnemers (ouderdom 53-76) ingesluit wat aan herhalende BPPV gely het deur die doelgerigte steekproefneming metode. Die tien navorsingsdeelnemers is vervolgens genooi om aan semigestruktureerde onderhoude deel te neem, waarna reflektiewe tematiese analise gebruik is om temas en subtemas te ontleed en te genereer. Die temas wat verskyn het wat die ervarings van individue wat met herhalende BPPV uitlig, sluit die uitdagende simptome en tekens van BPPV en die vermyding van kopbewegings as 'n moontlike sneller in. Verder is 'n negatiewe bui as gevolg van herhalende BPPV en die afnemende impak van herhalende BPPV op die psigologiese domein van funksionering geïdentifiseer. Laastens is verhoogde sosiale onttrekking gepaardgaande met 'n groter afhanklikheid van die ondersteuning van ander ook geïdentifiseer op die sosiale domein van funksionering. Die Biopsigososiale model is gebruik om die bevindinge van hierdie studie te konseptualiseer, en skakels is gemaak met bestaande verwante literatuur. Deur hierdie proses het dit duidelik geword dat die ervarings van individue wat met herhalende BPPV leef soortgelyk kan wees aan dié van individue wat met ander perifere vestibulêre afwykings leef. Verder het dit duidelik geword dat herhalende BPPV, alhoewel 'n biologiese versteuring van aard is, ook die https://scholar.sun.ac.za vi psigologiese en sosiale domeine van funksionering negatief kan beïnvloed. Dit kan daarop dui dat individue wat met herhalende BPPV leef die impak van BPPV in verskeie areas van hul lewens ervaar. Alhoewel die navorsingsdeelnemers na bewering verskillende ervarings in sommige streke van die studie gehad het, is dit duidelik dat hulle almal saamstem oor die veelvlakkige impak van herhalende BPPV op die biologiese, psigologiese en sosiale domeine van funksionering. Daarom moet toekomstige navorsers en klinici die impak van herhalende BPPV op die biologiese, psigologiese en sosiale domeine van funksionering en die onderling gekoppelde verhoudings tussen hierdie domeine oorweeg wanneer hulle poog om herhalende BPPV effektief te behandel en te bestudeer. Masters 2025-03-25T07:04:31Z 2025-03-25T07:04:31Z 2024-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131790 Stellenbosch University xi, 168 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Vestibular apparatus -- Diseases -- Western Cape (South Africa) Vertigo -- Patients -- Psychology -- Western Cape (South Africa) Dizziness -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD Hofmeyr, Louis Murray Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title | Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title_full | Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title_short | Exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| title_sort | exploring the experiences of individuals living with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo bppv in the western cape south africa |
| topic | Vestibular apparatus -- Diseases -- Western Cape (South Africa) Vertigo -- Patients -- Psychology -- Western Cape (South Africa) Dizziness -- Western Cape (South Africa) UCTD |
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