title: Conscientiousness in patients with Ménière's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess whether a conscientious personality profile is more prevalent in patients with Ménière's disease (MD) in comparison with other vertigo patients. Second, to investigate a sex effect and compare the obtained conscientiousness scores with published normative values.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 108 patients were included and subdivided into one of five pathology groups: MD, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuritis, vestibular schwannoma, and posttraumatic nonbenign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
  
  
  METHODS
  The conscientiousness domain of the self-reporting NEO Five-Factor Inventory questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Conscientiousness score.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between the diagnostic groups or a sex effect. MD patients had a higher score than published normal values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As assessed with the NEO Five-Factor Inventory questionnaire, MD patients do not demonstrate a higher conscientious personality profile in comparison with other vertigo patients. Therefore, this limits the clinical use of the personality profile to discriminate between patient groups.
authors.affiliation: Antwerp University Research centre for Equilibrium and Aerospace, University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: Claudia F J
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: De Valck
authors.forename: Floris L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Wuyts
authors.forename: Robby
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanspauwen
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walravens
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van de Heyning
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000453:epidemiology; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014717:Vertigo / Q000453:epidemiology; D020338:Vestibular Neuronitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology