The Vertigo Symptom Scale - Short Form (VSS-SF) is a widely used questionnaire to measure vestibular symptoms such as dizziness and vertigo. Most cross-cultural validations focus only on translation and basic psychometrics, providing limited insight into cross-national comparability....
The Dutch VSS-SF is a valid and reliable tool for assessing vestibular symptoms in Dutch-speaking patients, but clinicians should be aware that cultural background can influence how patients describe dizziness — a nuance relevant when using standardised questionnaires across diverse populations.
Reliable cross-cultural outcome measures are essential for consistent vestibular research and clinical assessment across multilingual and multicultural patient populations.
- 01The Dutch Vertigo Symptom Scale – Short Form (VSS-SF) demonstrated acceptable dimensionality and reliability.
- 02Cultural differences in vestibular symptom reporting were identified across study groups.
- 03Cross-cultural validation strengthens the tool's use in international vestibular research.
- 04Findings may inform how clinicians interpret VSS-SF scores in culturally diverse clinics.
- 05The study contributes psychometric evidence supporting the VSS-SF as a standardised outcome measure.
The Dutch VSS-SF demonstrates acceptable reliability for measuring vestibular symptoms.
studysupportedCultural background influences how patients report vertigo symptoms on standardised scales.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42270828
- DOI
- 10.1186/s41687-026-01109-x.
- Journal
- Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Dutch-speaking individuals being assessed for vestibular/vertigo symptoms
- Intervention
- Dutch Vertigo Symptom Scale – Short Form (VSS-SF) cross-cultural validation
- Comparator
- Other language/cultural versions of the VSS-SF
Primary outcomes
Dimensionality of the Dutch VSS-SF; Internal reliability of the Dutch VSS-SF; Cross-cultural differences in symptom reporting