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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Translation and validation of the vertigo symptom scale into German: A cultural adaption to a wider German-speaking population

 

Participants with vestibular disorder (n=202)

Subgroup for reliability testing (n=40)

Healthy participants (n=52)

Age in years: mean (SD)

50.0

(13.47)

50.7

(13.63)

46.7

(13.12)

Gender: n women/men (% women):

124/78

(61.4)

23/17

(57.5)

28/24

(53.8)

Independence or need of support for ADL/household: n (%)

independent

162

(80.2)

33

(82.5)

52

(100.0)

need of occasional support

27

(13.4)

6

(15.0)

0

 

need of regular weekly or daily support

13

(6.4)

1

(2.5)

0

 

Duration of dizziness: n (%)

dizziness since ≥ 1 month, less than 6 mo

58

(28.7)

8

(20.0)

  

dizziness since ≥ 6 mo up to 12 mo

27

(13.4)

7

(17.5)

  

dizziness since > 12 mo

117

(57.9)

25

(62.5)

  

Diagnosis: n (%)

Unilateral peripheral vestibular disorder:

73

(36.14)

10

(25.00)

  

 unilat BPPV

26

(12.9)

3

(7.5)

  

 unilat. Morbus Meniere

27

(13.4)

4

(10.0)

  

 unilat. neuritis vestibularis

4

(2.0)

2

(5.0)

  

 others

16

(7.9)

1

(2.5)

  

Bilateral peripheral vestibular disorder:

17

(8.4)

4

(10.0)

  

 bilat. BPPV

2

(1.0)

0

   

 bilat. M. Meniere

1

(.5)

0

   

 bilat. neuritis vestibularis

4

(2.0)

3

(7.5)

  

 others

10

(5.0)

1

(2.5)

  

Central vestibular disorder:

73

(36.1)

18

(45.0)

  

 incomplete central compensation

7

(3.5)

2

(5.0)

  

 psycho-physical vertigo

17

(8.4)

2

(5.0)

  

 others (e.g. vest. Migraine)

49

(24.3)

14

(35.0)

  

Multifactorial/multisensory vestibular disorder:

39

(19.3)

8

(20.0)

  

Self percieved level of disability: n (%)

little

56

(27.7)

7

(17.5)

  

moderate

100

(49.5)

23

(57.5)

  

severe

46

(22.8)

10

(25.0)

  

UCLA 1: frequency of dizziness: n (%)

rarely

23

(11.4)

4

(10.0)

  

sometimes

91

(45.0)

19

(47.5)

  

approximately half of the time

39

(19.3)

10

(25.0)

  

usually

34

(16.8)

4

(10.0)

  

always

15

(7.4)

3

(7.5)

  

UCLA 2: Intensity of dizziness: n (%)

very mild

10

(5.0)

2

(5.0)

  

mild

23

(11.4)

4

(10.0)

  

moderate

78

(38.6)

17

(42.5)

  

moderately severe

73

(36.1)

13

(32.5)

  

severe

18

(8.9)

4

(10.0)

  

UCLA 3: dizziness induced limitations in activities or participation: n (%)

no effect at all

15

(7.4)

3

(7.5)

  

continuing all activities but allowance for dizziness

39

(19.3)

8

(20.0)

  

continuing most of the activities

79

(39.1)

18

(45.0)

  

continuing some of the activities

51

(25.2)

9

(22.5)

  

unable to continue any of the activities

18

(8.9)

2

(5.0)

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