Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study aimed to construct and validate a Swedish translation (VVAS-S) of the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale (VVAS).

Materials and methods

The original English VVAS was translated into Swedish by the two authors and back-translated by an independent professional translator. Pilot-tests were performed on two healthy participants and five patients suffering from Visually Induced Dizziness (VID). The translation was deemed understandable by all subjects. Twenty-one patients with VID were recruited to complete the VVAS-S, once in-lab and once at home after 2-3 weeks. Cronbach's alpha, inter-item consistency and internal consistency were calculated.

Results

Test-retest values were reliably strong across all items. Cronbach's alpha was 0.843, which is consi

SUBMITTER: Wibble T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10795583 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature