Reliability and Validity of the Chinese (Mandarin) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.
- Author:
Zhaoli MENG
1
;
Yun ZHENG
;
Shixi LIU
;
Kai WANG
;
Xiudan KONG
;
Yong TAO
;
Ke XU
;
Guanjian LIU
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. lucy-mengzhaoli@163.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tinnitus;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
China;
Humans;
Reproducibility of Results;
Tinnitus;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2012;5(1):10-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) is a commonly used self-reporting tinnitus questionnaire. We undertook this study to determine the reliability and validity of the Chinese-Mandarin version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-CM) for measuring tinnitus-related handicaps. METHODS: We tested the test-retest reliability, internal reliability, and construct validity of the THI-CM. Two-hundred patients seeking treatment for primary or secondary tinnitus in Southwest China were asked to complete THI-CM prior to clinical evaluation. Patients were evaluated by a clinician using standard methods, and 40 patients were asked to complete THI-CM a second time 14+/-3 days after the initial interview. RESULTS: The test-retest reliability of THI-CM was high (Pearson correlation, 0.98), as was the internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha, 0.93). Factor analysis indicated that THI-CM has a unifactorial structure. CONCLUSION: The THI-CM version is reliable. The total score in THI-CM can be used to measure tinnitus-related handicaps in Mandarin-speaking populations.
