Dizziness Handicap Inventory and Visual Vertigo Analog Scale in Vestibular Dysfunction
| Autor: | Thaís Alvares de Abreu e Silva Grigol, Adriana Marques Silva, Maristela Mian Ferreira, Andrea Manso, Maurício Malavasi Ganança, Heloisa Helena Caovilla |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 20, Iss 03, Pp 241-243 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1809-9777 1809-4864 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0035-1567808 |
| Popis: | Abstract Introduction Dizziness is one of the most common symptoms among the population, producing numerous consequences for individual's quality of life. There are some questionnaires that can trace the patient's profile and quality of life impairment from dizziness, including the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale (VVAS). Objective This study aims to correlate the results of the DHI and VVAS in patients with vestibular dysfunction. Methods This is a retrospective study of medical records of patients treated in a medical school between 2006 and 2012. Results of the DHI and EVA were collected and subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson's correlation test with p |
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