The reliability and validity of the Vertigo Symptom Scale and the Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Questionnaires in a Turkish patient population with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Yanik, Burcu; Kuelcue, Duygu; Kurtais, YEŞİM; Boynukalin, Serife; Kurtarah, Hanifi; GÖKMEN, DERYA

The reliability and validity of the Vertigo Symptom Scale and the Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Questionnaires in a Turkish patient population with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Yanik B., Kuelcue D. G., Kurtais Y., Boynukalin S., Kurtarah H., GÖKMEN D.

JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION, vol.18, no.2-3, pp.159-170, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 18 Issue: 2-3
Publication Date: 2008
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.159-170
Keywords: Vertigo, reliability, validity, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, DIZZY PATIENTS, HEALTH, FRAMEWORK, HANDICAP, DISEASE
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to adapt the Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) and the Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance (VDI) Questionnaires to the Turkish population and investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version.