From: Exploratory factor analysis of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (German version)
Characteristics of the patients | n= 194 |
---|---|
Age (mean [SD], range) (yr) | 50.6 (13.6) 21 - 77 |
Sex (n, [%]) | |
Male | 74 (38.1) |
Female | 120 (61.9) |
Groups of diagnosis (n [%]) | |
UPVD | 72 (37.1) |
BPVD | 16 (8.2) |
CVD | 71 (36.6) |
Multisensory/multifactorial | 35 (18.0) |
Duration of dizziness or unsteadiness (n [%]) | |
> 1 mo and maximum 6 mo | 55 (28.4) |
> 6 mo and maximum 12 mo | 25 (12.9) |
> 12 mo | 114 (58.8) |
Level of disability (n [%]) | |
Little | 52 (26.8) |
Moderate | 98 (50.5) |
Severe | 44 (22.7) |
Limitation in activity respectively participation (UCLA; Question 3) (n [%]) | |
No effect at all | 14 (7.2) |
Continuing out all activities but with allowance for the dizziness | 36 (18.6) |
Continuing most of the activities | 78 (40.2) |
Continuing some of the activities | 49 (25.3) |
Unable to continue any of the activities | 17 (8.8) |
DHI-G total scalea | |
Mean (SD) | 44.8 (22.2) |
Median (range) | 44 (0 - 93) |
Functional subscaleb | |
Mean (SD) | 16.7 (9.7) |
Median (range) | 18 (0 - 36) |
Physical subscalec | |
Mean (SD) | 13.9 (7.0) |
Median (range) | 14 (0 - 28) |
Emotional subscaleb | |
Mean (SD) | 14.1 (8.8) |
Median (range) | 14 (0 - 36) |
HADSd | |
Mean (SD) | 11.5 (7.7) |
Median (range) | 10 (0 - 33) |
Anxiety subscalee | |
Mean (SD) | 6.3 (4.3) |
Median (range) | 6 (0 - 17) |
Depression subscalee | |
Mean (SD) | 5.1 (4.2) |
Median (range) | 4 (0 - 18) |