Reliability and Validity of the Chinese (Mandarin) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
; : 10-16, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-17757
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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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tinnitus
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China
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Reproducibility of Results
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Asian People
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article