Translation and Application of Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire

VernacularTitle:耳鸣残疾问卷中文版的信度和效度检验及其临床应用
Author: Ying XIN ; Liyuan TAO ; Jie WANG ; Zhaoyi LU ; Tao PAN ; Furong MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Tinnitus; Tinnitus handicap questionnaire; Reliability; Validity
From: Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2015;(5):457-461
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate Chinese tinnitus handicap questionnaire (T HQ ) reliability and validity through clinical use and analysis .Methods A total of 230 tinnitus patients who were seen at our ENT clinic with tinnitus lasting longer than 3 months were administered with the THQ ,THI ,tinnitus questionnaire ,pure tone au‐diogram and tinnitus matching .Assessed THQ’s reliability and validity ,the relationship between THQ and its re‐lated factors .Results In the 206 tinnitus patients ,the Cronbach’sαwas 0 .93 ,split -half reliability was 0 .91 ,test-retest reliability was 0 .96 .In the 171 tinnitus patients ,the THI correlation coefficient was 0 .745 .The THQ scores were highly correlated with the hearing loss level of the worse ear .The age ,sex ,side ,complications ,dura‐tion and tinnitus matching were not correlated with THQ scores .Conclusion THQ Chinese version has good relia‐bility and validity .It is worthy of clinical application .