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Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)

	Author(s)
Jacobson Gary

Purpose

Pathology:

Nervous system diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Pathological conditions signs and symptoms

Disease:

Vertigo/dizziness

Objective:

To evaluate the self-perceived handicapping effects imposed by vestibular system disease or dizziness on everyday life

Population:

Adolescent
Adult

[ 15+ years ]

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Signs and symptoms

Mode of administration:

Self-administered

Number of items:

Existence of database:

Time recall:

Currently

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

Chinese	French*	Polish*	Spanish
Croatian*	Hungarian*	Portuguese for Brazil	Swedish
Dutch for Belgium		Russian*

* translations performed by the Mapi Institute

Last update: November 2008
Last update in collaboration with the author: December 2002