Moschen Roland, Fioretti Alessandra, Eibenstein Alberto, Natalini Eleonora, Cuda Domenico, Chiarella Giuseppe, Rumpold Gerhard, Riedl David
University Clinic of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Tinnitus Center, European Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 31;9:65. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00065. eCollection 2018.
The use of reliable and valid psychometric tools to assess subjectively experienced distress due to tinnitus is broadly recommended. The purpose of the study was the validation of the Italian version of Tinnitus Questionnaire 12 item short form (TQ 12-I) as a brief test for the assessment of patient reported tinnitus-related distress. Cross-sectional multicenter questionnaire study. Tinnitus Center, European Hospital (Rome), the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, "Guglielmo da Saliceto" Hospital (Piacenza), and the Department of Audiology and Phoniatry, "Mater Domini" University Hospital (Catanzaro). One hundred and forty-three outpatients with tinnitus treated at one of the participating medical centers. Tinnitus Questionnaire Short Form (TQ 12-I), compared to the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey. Our factor analysis revealed a two-factor solution (health anxiety, cognitive distress), accounting for 53.5% of the variance. Good internal consistency for the total score (α = 0.86) and both factors (α = 0.79-0.87) was found. Moderate correlations with the THI ( = 0.65, < 0.001) indicated good convergent validity. Tinnitus distress was further correlated to increased psychological distress ( = 0.31, < 0.001) and reduced emotional well-being ( = -0.34, < 0.001). The study clearly showed that the TQ 12-I is a reliable and valid instrument to assess tinnitus-related distress which can be used in clinical practice as well as for research.
广泛推荐使用可靠且有效的心理测量工具来评估耳鸣引起的主观痛苦。本研究的目的是验证意大利语版耳鸣问卷简表12项（TQ 12-I）作为评估患者报告的耳鸣相关痛苦的简短测试。横断面多中心问卷调查研究。研究地点包括欧洲医院耳鸣中心（罗马）、“古列尔莫·达·萨利切托”医院耳鼻喉科（皮亚琴察）以及“圣母主保”大学医院听力学与语音治疗科（卡坦扎罗）。143名在参与研究的医疗中心之一接受治疗的耳鸣门诊患者。将耳鸣问卷简表（TQ 12-I）与耳鸣障碍量表（THI）、简明症状量表（BSI）和健康调查简表（SF-36）进行比较。我们的因子分析揭示了一个双因子解决方案（健康焦虑、认知痛苦），占方差的53.5%。发现总分（α = 0.86）和两个因子（α = 0.79 - 0.87）的内部一致性良好。与THI的中度相关性（ = 0.65， < 0.001）表明具有良好的收敛效度。耳鸣痛苦还与心理痛苦增加（ = 0.31， < 0.001）和情绪幸福感降低（ = -0.34， < 0.001）相关。该研究清楚地表明，TQ 12-I是一种可靠且有效的评估耳鸣相关痛苦的工具，可用于临床实践以及研究。
