Reliability and Validity of the Chinese (Mandarin) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Zhaoli Meng; Yun Zheng; Shixi Liu; Kai Wang; Xiudan Kong; Yong Tao; Ke Xu; Guanjian Liu

doi:10.3342/ceo.2012.5.1.10

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology (Mar 2012)

Reliability and Validity of the Chinese (Mandarin) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Zhaoli Meng,
Yun Zheng,
Shixi Liu,
Kai Wang,
Xiudan Kong,
Yong Tao,
Ke Xu,
Guanjian Liu

Affiliations

Zhaoli Meng: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yun Zheng: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shixi Liu: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kai Wang: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiudan Kong: Clinical Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yong Tao: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ke Xu: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Guanjian Liu: Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine/Cochrane Center, Chengdu, China.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2012.5.1.10
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 10 – 16

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ObjectivesThe 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.MethodsWe 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.ResultsThe test-retest reliability of THI-CM was high (Pearson correlation, 0.98), as was the internal reliability (Cronbach's α, 0.93). Factor analysis indicated that THI-CM has a unifactorial structure.ConclusionThe THI-CM version is reliable. The total score in THI-CM can be used to measure tinnitus-related handicaps in Mandarin-speaking populations.

Published in Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

ISSN: 1976-8710 (Print); 2005-0720 (Online)
Publisher: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.e-ceo.org/

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