Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the German version of the dizziness handicap inventory

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-367

  Kurre, Annette ^a,d   Van Gool, Christel J A W ^b   Bastiaenen, Caroline H G ^b   Gloor Juzi, Thomas ^a   Straumann, Dominik ^a   De Bruin, Eling D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disability; Dizziness; German version; Questionnaire; Reliability; Unsteadiness; Vestibular disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; DIZZINESS HANDICAP INVENTORY; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNSTEADINESS; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DIZZINESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549115948     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181977e09     Document Type: Article

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