Table 1

Measures used in baseline, 12 week and one year follow-up questionnaires.

Measure

Baseline

12 week

One year

Demographic characteristics

X

Duration of current symptoms

X

Diagnosis received

X

Dizziness due to head movements

X

Vertigo Symptom Scale - Short Form (VSS-SF)

X

X

X

Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI)

X

X

X

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

X

X

X

Management of dizziness (consultations in primary and secondary care and other sources; hospital stays; medication/treatment; days off work)

X

X

Quality of Life (EuroQoL - EQ-5D)

X

X

X

Your dizziness or unsteadiness now

X

X

Problematic Experiences of Therapy Scale

(PETS; booklet arms only)

X

Adherence to therapy (booklet arms only)

X

Total time spent on each exercise (booklet arms only)

X

Continuation of therapy (booklet arms only)

X

Yardley et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009 9:13   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-9-13