Tinnitus annoyance assessed by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Authors

  • Adriano Dias Universidade Estadual Paulista; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
  • Ricardo Cordeiro Universidade de Campinas; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social
  • José Eduardo Corrente UNESP; Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu; Departamento de Bioestatística

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000500022

Keywords:

Tinnitus^i2^sclassificat, Tinnitus^i2^sdiagno, Questionnaires, Translations, Reproducibility of results, Validation studies

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory is a questionnaire for assessing the impact of tinnitus by quantifying psychoemotional and functional problems it causes. The objective of the study was to validate the Brazilian Portuguese translation of this questionnaire, named Questionario de Gravidade do Zumbido. METHODS: The questionnaire was applied to 135 individuals with tinnitus from two audiology clinics in Bauru, Southeastern Brazil, referred for audiologic evaluation. Its internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach'fs alpha coefficients comparing the Brazilian version to the original instrument. RESULTS: It was found good reliability for scales (0.76

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Published

2006-08-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2006)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Dias, A., Cordeiro, R., & Corrente, J. E. (2006). Tinnitus annoyance assessed by the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory . Revista De Saúde Pública, 40(4), 706-711. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000500022