OBJECTIVES: Tinnitus handicap evaluation through Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. STUDY DESIGN: Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. PATIENTS: Eighty patients referred to our Tinnitus Unit in University Hospital, between September and December, 1999. OUTCOME MEASURES: The Spanish version of the THI was administered after translation and retrotranslation. Internal consistency and reliability were established. RESULTS: Spanish adaptation of the THI and its subscales (functional, emotional and catastrophic) showed a high reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's alfa: 0.90). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish adaptation of the THI is valid, reliable and can be used in a clinical setting to quantify the impact of tinnitus on patient's quality of life.
OBJECTIVES:Tinnitus handicap evaluation through Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. STUDY DESIGN: Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. PATIENTS: Eighty patients referred to our Tinnitus Unit in University Hospital, between September and December, 1999. OUTCOME MEASURES: The Spanish version of the THI was administered after translation and retrotranslation. Internal consistency and reliability were established. RESULTS: Spanish adaptation of the THI and its subscales (functional, emotional and catastrophic) showed a high reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's alfa: 0.90). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish adaptation of the THI is valid, reliable and can be used in a clinical setting to quantify the impact of tinnitus on patient's quality of life.
Authors: B Langguth; R Goodey; A Azevedo; A Bjorne; A Cacace; A Crocetti; L Del Bo; D De Ridder; I Diges; T Elbert; H Flor; C Herraiz; T Ganz Sanchez; P Eichhammer; R Figueiredo; G Hajak; T Kleinjung; M Landgrebe; A Londero; M J A Lainez; M Mazzoli; M B Meikle; J Melcher; J P Rauschecker; P G Sand; M Struve; P Van de Heyning; P Van Dijk; R Vergara Journal: Prog Brain Res Date: 2007 Impact factor: 2.453