Abstract: Objective To Chinesize Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory(NVI) and test its reliability and validity. Methods NVI scale was translated into Chinese by cross-cultural translation method, and the principles of Brislin translation, back-translation and cross-cultural adjustment were strictly followed to form Chinese version of NVI scale. The patients aged 60 years and over with complaint of dizziness or vertigo admitted to Department of Neurology, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University were enrolled in this study by convenience sampling method, and received the evaluation of Chinese version of NVI. The reliability and validity of Chinese version of NVI was tested. Results A total of 150 patients completed evaluation of the Chinese version of NVI. Chinese version of NVI contained 28 items, involving seven dimensions such as spatial perception, time perception, attention, memory, emotion, vision and movement. The Cronbach’ s α coefficient of the total scale was 0.868, and the Cronbach’s α coefficient of each dimension was 0.629-0.806. The retest reliability of the total scale was 0.752, and the retest reliability of each dimension was 0.516-0.726. A total of 7 common factors were extracted from exploratory factor analysis, and the cumulative contribution rate was 60.465%. Conclusions Chinese version of NVI has good reliability and validity, and is suitable for the majority of Chinese aged patients with dizziness. It can detect emotional and cognitive comorbidities quickly and effectively, and provide a favorable clinical assessment tool for comprehensive assessment and management of patients with dizziness.

Key words: vertigo/dizziness, cognition, Neuropsychological Vertigo Inventory, Chinese version, reliability, validity