Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Vestib Res. 2013;23(6):305-12. doi: 10.3233/VES-130474.
Vestibular disorders are commonly reported health conditions that lead to debilitating consequences. Activity limitations and participation restrictions are the main disabling consequences of vestibular disorders. Measuring activities and participation in people with vestibular disorders has been a challenge due to the absence of specialized outcome measures that quantify activities and participation based on a standardized framework such as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The Vestibular Activities and Participation (VAP) questionnaire was developed to quantify activity limitations and participation restrictions in people with balance and vestibular disorders. Of the 34 items included in the VAP, 29 (85%) of the items had at least 25% or more of the respondents report that they had moderate to severe difficulty and 10 items had 40% or more of the participants report that they had difficulty with the activity or participation item. The psychometric properties of the VAP were examined and demonstrated very good reliability and validity in persons with balance and vestibular dysfunction and may be helpful in identifying activity and participation limitations.
前庭障碍是常见的健康问题，可导致衰弱性后果。活动受限和参与受限是前庭障碍的主要致残后果。由于缺乏基于标准化框架（如国际功能、残疾和健康分类（ICF））来量化活动和参与的专门结局测量，因此对前庭障碍患者进行活动和参与测量一直具有挑战性。前庭活动和参与（VAP）问卷的开发是为了量化平衡和前庭障碍患者的活动受限和参与受限。在 VAP 包含的 34 个项目中，有 29 个（85%）项目至少有 25%的受访者报告他们有中度至重度困难，有 10 个项目有 40%或更多的参与者报告他们在活动或参与项目上有困难。对 VAP 的心理测量学特性进行了检查，结果表明在平衡和前庭功能障碍患者中具有非常好的可靠性和有效性，可能有助于识别活动和参与受限。
