Validity of Italian adaptation of the Vanderbilt Paediatric Dizziness Handicap Inventory

Copyright © 2023 Società Italiana di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale, Rome, Italy..

Objective: The paediatric caregiver version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI-PC) questionnaire is a useful Quality of Life (QoL) evaluation instrument for children experiencing dizziness, vertigo or unsteadiness. Its English version has been validated for use with a paediatric population between 5 and 12 years of age. The aim of this work is to validate the DHI-PC into Italian for both patient assessment and appropriate rehabilitative treatment planning.

Materials and methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of the DHI-PC was performed using standard techniques. Items of the original questionnaire were translated into Italian by two bilingual investigators. Two native English speakers carried out a back translation of the new version that was compared with the original to check that they had the same semantic value. A pre-final version was obtained by an expert committee and was applied in a pilot test.

Results: A total of 42 patient caregivers completed the final adapted questionnaire twice with an interval of 2 weeks. Internal consistency was excellent, with Cronbach's alpha = 0.95.

Conclusions: Our study showed evidence that the Italian version of DHI-PC is a valid and reliable tool to quantify the degree of dizziness handicap and its application is recommended.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale - 43(2023), 5 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 341-347

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Picciotti, Pasqualina Maria [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Settimi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Fetoni, Anna Rita [VerfasserIn]
Coppola, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Jacopo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Dizziness
Journal Article
Quality of life
Questionnaire
Vertigo

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Date Revised 07.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.14639/0392-100X-N2552

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360189954