Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2000 Oct;51(7):572-80.

[Cultural adaptation of 2 questionnaires for health measurement in patients with vertigo]

[Article in Spanish]
N Pérez  1 , I Garmendia, E Martín, R García-Tapia
Affiliations
  • PMID: 11270034

[Cultural adaptation of 2 questionnaires for health measurement in patients with vertigo]

[Article in Spanish]
N Pérez et al. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: To perform a transcultural adaptation form English to Spanish of two common questionnaires of handicap assessment in vestibular disorders.

Study design: Prospective study.

Patients: 337 patients seen for non-acute dizziness from peripheral or central origin in a tertiary referral setting.

Main outcome measures: Dizziness Handicap Inventory test and UCLA-Dizziness Questionnaire after transcultural adaptation following the method of translation-backtranslation, expert assessment and statistical validation.

Results: The results after cultural adaptation and reliability assessment provide a firm basis to demonstrate the close relation of the Spanish and English version in all the items and their meaning.

Conclusion: This adapted questionnaires can be used to assess vestibular disability with no loss of metric values of the original version.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types