Translation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory Vestibüler Migren Hasta Değerlendirme Aracı ve Engellilik Envanterinin Türkçe Versiyonunun Çevirisi ve Doğrulaması

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Tutar B., Berkiten G., Akan O., Arkan M. E., Bircan H. S., Çelik C., ...Daha Fazla

Journal of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.66-72, 2024 (Scopus) identifier

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Objective: The Vestibular Migraine Patient Assessment Tool and Handicap Inventory (VM-PATHI) is a newly introduced clinical questionnaire. This study aimed to translate the VM-PATHI into Turkish, adapt it cross-culturally, and validate it. Material and Meth-ods: The study was carried out with 50 patients with VM and 49 con-trols. The questionnaire was administered to patients and healthy volunteers through face-to-face interviews.They were asked to fill out the VM-PATHI questionnaire, as well as accomplish the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, the Short Form-36 and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the VM-PATHI questionnaire was 0.95, which indicated internal consistency. For test-retest reliability, VM-PATHI was applied to the same sample at 3-week intervals and the correlation between the results was exam-ined. According to this result, the correlation coefficient between the 2 applications is 0.79 (p<0.001), indicating that VM-PATHI provides sta-ble measurements over time.Conclusion: Our study found that the Turkish VM-PATHI questionnaire, which is used to assess vestibular migraine, had high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity.