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KMID : 1195620120050010010
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Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2012 Volume.5 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.16
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Reliability and Validity of the Chinese (Mandarin) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
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Zhaoli Meng
Yun Zheng
Shixi Liu
Kai Wang
Xiudan Kong
Yong Tao
Ke Xu
Guanjian Liu
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Abstract
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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 α, 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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KEYWORD
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Tinnitus, Reliability, Validity
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