Journal article
Tinnitus and Hearing Survey: A Screening Tool to Differentiate Bothersome Tinnitus From Hearing Difficulties
American journal of audiology, v 24(1), pp 66-77
01 Mar 2015
PMID: 25551458
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Abstract
Purpose: Individuals complaining of tinnitus often attribute hearing problems to the tinnitus. In such cases some (or all) of their reported "tinnitus distress" may in fact be caused by trouble communicating due to hearing problems. We developed the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey (THS) as a tool to rapidly differentiate hearing problems from tinnitus problems.
Method: For 2 of our research studies, we administered the THS twice (mean of 16.5 days between tests) to 67 participants who did not receive intervention. These data allow for measures of statistical validation of the THS.
Results: Reliability of the THS was good to excellent regarding internal consistency (alpha = .86-.94), test-retest reliability (r = .76-.83), and convergent validity between the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman, Jacobson, & Spitzer, 1996; Newman, Sandridge, & Jacobson, 1998) and the A (Tinnitus) subscale of the THS (r = .78). Factor analysis confirmed that the 2 subscales, A (Tinnitus) and B (Hearing), have strong internal structure, explaining 71.7% of the total variance, and low correlation with each other (r = .46), resulting in a small amount of shared variance (21%).
Conclusion: These results provide evidence that the THS is statistically validated and reliable for use in assisting patients and clinicians in quickly (and collaboratively) determining whether intervention for tinnitus is appropriate.
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- Title
- Tinnitus and Hearing Survey: A Screening Tool to Differentiate Bothersome Tinnitus From Hearing Difficulties
- Creators
- James A. Henry - Oregon Health & Science UniversitySusan Griest - VA Portland Health Care SystemTara L. Zaugg - VA Portland Health Care SystemEmily Thielman - VA Portland Health Care SystemChristine Kaelin - VA Portland Health Care SystemGino Galvez - VA Portland Health Care SystemKathleen F. Carlson - VA Portland Health Care System
- Publication Details
- American journal of audiology, v 24(1), pp 66-77
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- 1R03DC009012-01A1 / National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) CDA 08-025 / Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Service; US Department of Veterans Affairs C4698R; F7070S / Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service; US Department of Veterans Affairs R03DC009012 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Audiology - Distance
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000352162800007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84924311445
- Other Identifier
- 991022057796204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
- Otorhinolaryngology