The reliability of the Dutch version of the vestibular activities avoidance instrument in persons with and without dizziness

BACKGROUND: Avoidance of activities that trigger dizziness in persons with vestibular disorders may inhibit dynamic vestibular compensation mechanisms.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability of the Vestibular Activities Avoidance Instrument (VAAI) 81 and 9 item tool and to compare the VAAI scores in Dutch-speaking healthy adults and in patients with vestibular disorders.

METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted including 151 healthy participants and 106 participants with dizziness. All participants completed the 81-item VAAI. Within 7 days, the VAAI was completed a second time by 102 healthy adults and 43 persons with dizziness.

RESULTS: The average 81-item VAAI scores [54.8(47.1) vs. 228.1(78.3)] and 9-item VAAI scores [2.4(5.9) vs. 28.1(12)] were significantly different between healthy adults and participants with dizziness (p < 0.001). In participants with dizziness the ICC for the 81-item VAAI was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91, 0.97) and for the 9-item VAAI was 0.92 (95% CI: 0.85, 0.95). Cronbach's alpha for the 81-item VAAI was 0.97 and 0.85 for the 9-item VAAI. The minimal detectable change was 47.8 for the 81-item VAAI and 8.9 for the 9-item VAAI.

CONCLUSIONS: Persons with dizziness have a greater tendency to avoid movements. Both test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the Dutch version of the VAAI were excellent.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation - 32(2022), 5 vom: 31., Seite 423-431

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vereeck, Luc [VerfasserIn]
Dunlap, Pamela M [VerfasserIn]
Vanspauwen, Robby [VerfasserIn]
Hendriks, Erwin [VerfasserIn]
Whitney, Susan L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dizziness
Fear avoidance
Journal Article
Vertigo

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Date Completed 25.10.2022

Date Revised 28.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3233/VES-210108

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337448582