Table 4

Test-retest scores. Test-retest of symptom scores and reliability of the Vertigo symptom scale-short Form as indicated by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (n = 28)

Scale (range)
Test Mean (SD)
Re-test Mean (SD)
ICC (95% CI)

VSS-SF (0–60)
14.3 (7.7)
13.7 (8.6)
0.88 (0.77, 0.94)
VSS-V (0–32)
8.6 (6.0)
8.9 (6.8)
0.90 (0.80, 0.95)
VSS-A (0–28)a
5.7 (4.2)
4.8 (4.5)
0.90 (0.79, 0.95)

SD: standard deviation, CI: confidence interval.

VSS-SF: Vertigo symptom scale – short form,

VSS-V: Vertigo-balance sub-scale,

VSS-A: Autonomic-anxiety sub-scale.

ap < 0.01 by repeated measures t-test.

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