A factor analytic assessment of the English translation of the neuropsychological vertigo inventory (NVI).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Vestibular impairments have been associated with a variety of cognitive deficits, most notably deficits in visuo-spatial memory. The Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory (NVI) was developed to measure self-reported cognitive deficits in patients with dizziness and/or vertigo. The original French language version of the NVI includes 28 items and 7 subscales. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether the statistical assessment of an English language version supported the presence of the same cognitive constructs as the French version of the NVI.

Method

The English language adaptation of the NVI (referred to here as the NVIe) was administered to an unselected sample of 280 patients that were being evaluated for dizziness and/or vertigo in a terti

SUBMITTER: Jacobson GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature