Al Saif Amer A, Alsenany Samira
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Public Health, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Nov;26(11):1719-22. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.1719. Epub 2014 Nov 13.
[Purpose] This study investigated to determine whether the Sideways Stepping Test (SST) is a useful test to detect unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH). [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-eight subjects including both male and females between the ages of 25 and 55 who had been diagnosed with UVH were recruited for the study. All the subjects were tested with the SST and followed by the head-shaking nystagmus (HSN) test using video electronystagmography (VENG) to confirm the presence of UVH. The results of both tests were then compared with each other to determine the correlation, sensitivity, and specificity. [Results] The results showed that the SST is strongly correlated with the gold standard HSN test using VENG and is highly sensitive and specific. [Conclusion] The present study showed that the SST is a highly valid test that can be used as an alternative method to the gold standard HSN test using VENG in detecting UVH.
[目的]本研究旨在确定侧向踏步试验（SST）是否为检测单侧前庭功能减退（UVH）的有效测试。[对象与方法]招募了28名年龄在25至55岁之间、已被诊断为UVH的男性和女性受试者参与本研究。所有受试者均接受SST测试，随后使用视频眼震电图（VENG）进行摇头眼震（HSN）测试以确认UVH的存在。然后将两项测试的结果相互比较，以确定相关性、敏感性和特异性。[结果]结果表明，SST与使用VENG的金标准HSN测试高度相关，且具有高度敏感性和特异性。[结论]本研究表明，SST是一种高度有效的测试，在检测UVH时可作为使用VENG的金标准HSN测试的替代方法。
