Journal article
The Psychometric Properties of a Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire
Ear and hearing, Vol.11(6), pp.434-445
12/1990
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199012000-00005
PMID: 2073977
Abstract
The psychometric properties of a tinnitus handicap questionnaire are reported. There were two phases in this study. In Phase I, 87 questions were administered to 100 tinnitus patients. From their responses, 59 items that were either redundant, insensitive, or had low item-total correlations were eliminated. In Phase II, the resulting 27-item questionnaire was administered to 319 patients. Fifty-three of these patients also completed psychological and psychophysical measures that were used to validate the questionnaire. A factor analysis of patientsʼ responses revealed a three-factor structure. These three factors appeared to reflect the physical, emotional, and social consequences of tinnitus (Factor I), hearing ability of the patient (Factor 2), and the patientsʼ view of tinnitus (Factor 3). Although the 27-item questionnaire had high internal consistency reliability and validity as reflected by correlations with life satisfaction and depression scales, it is recommended that only the items on the Factor 1 and the Factor 2 subscales be scored because of the low internal consistency reliability of the Factor 3 subscale. This questionnaire can be used to compare a patientʼs tinnitus handicap with the norm, identify specific areas of handicaps, and to monitor a patientʼs progress with particular treatment programs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Psychometric Properties of a Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire
- Creators
- Francis Kuk - The University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery [F.K.K., R.S. T.], Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology [R.S. T.], Graduate Program in Hospital and Health Administration [D.R.], College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa [H.J.]Richard TylerDaniel RussellHerbert Jordan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ear and hearing, Vol.11(6), pp.434-445
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/00003446-199012000-00005
- PMID
- 2073977
- ISSN
- 0196-0202
- eISSN
- 1538-4667
- Comment
- Test development: Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1990
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984001101302771
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