An Evaluaiton of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (Chinese version)
DING Lei
Liu Chang
WANG Jia-xi
WANG Dong-mei
Abstract： Objective To verify the internal consistency reliability and correlation of the Chinese version Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) in a clinical setting. Methods One hundred forty five patients with dizziness as the chief com-plaint were included as subjects. The research included a survey on general conditions and administration of the Chinese ver-sion DHI. The DHI score was calculated to verify its internal consistency reliability, the correlation among its three compo-nents, and its correlation with the age of patient. Results The Chinese version of DHI showed a high overall reliability (r=0.918). Apparent positive correlations existed among its three components, with the most distinctive being between body and functioning. No correlation could be found between the age of patient and the overall DHI score or scores of the various com-ponents. Conclusion The Chinese version of DHI is reliable and can appropriately evaluate the severity of subjective symp-toms of dizziness.
Keywords：VertigoInventory
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 228-230 )