To identify the factors influencing the visual analogue scale（VAS） scores for distress experienced by patients with vestibular diseases during caloric tests, and to explore the value of VAS scores in disease diagnosis and treatment.
VAS distress scores during caloric testing may help identify patients likely to have difficulty tolerating the procedure, but evidence is insufficient to mandate a protocol change without further validation.
Improving patient-reported outcome capture during vestibular testing could enhance diagnostic precision and patient experience in balance clinics.
- 01VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) distress scoring is applied to caloric testing in vestibular disorder patients.
- 02Study identifies factors influencing patient-reported distress during the caloric test.
- 03Goal is to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for vestibular diseases.
- 04Patient comfort and cooperation during caloric testing are known to affect result reliability.
- 05Chinese clinical context may limit direct generalisability to other populations.
VAS scores during caloric testing correlate with factors that influence diagnostic and treatment outcomes in vestibular disorders.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42208961
- DOI
- 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2026.06.002.
- Journal
- Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients with vestibular disorders undergoing caloric testing
- Intervention
- VAS distress scoring during caloric test
Primary outcomes
Factors influencing VAS distress scores during caloric testing; Diagnostic and treatment utility of VAS score in vestibular disease