Raj-Koziak Danuta, Gos Elzbieta, Swierniak Weronika, Rajchel Joanna J, Karpiesz Lucyna, Niedzialek Iwona, Wlodarczyk Elzbieta, Skarzynski Henryk, Skarzynski Piotr H
World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw/Kajetany, Poland.
World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw/Kajetany, Poland,
Audiol Neurootol. 2018;23(4):229-237. doi: 10.1159/000494021. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of patient-reported visual analogue scale (VAS) ratings. All of the participants (100 Polish-speaking adults) completed a Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) once and a 4-component VAS twice over a period of 3 days. Spearman's correlation coefficients between the VAS score and global TFI ranged from ρ = 0.52 for VAS-coping (VAS-C) to ρ = 0.81 for VAS-annoyance (VAS-A). Using the Bland-Altman method, the agreement ranged from 93% for VAS-A to 96% for VAS-distress (VAS-D). Interclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.67 for VAS-C to 0.90 for VAS-A. The VAS cutoff points representing significant tinnitus severity ranged from 45 points for VAS-C to 66 points for VAS-D. VAS scales are a valid and reliable brief screening tool for obtaining quick information about tinnitus.
本研究的目的是评估患者报告的视觉模拟量表（VAS）评分的心理测量特性。所有参与者（100名说波兰语的成年人）在3天内完成了一次耳鸣功能指数（TFI）和两次4分量表的VAS。VAS评分与整体TFI之间的斯皮尔曼相关系数范围从VAS应对（VAS-C）的ρ = 0.52到VAS烦恼（VAS-A）的ρ = 0.81。使用布兰德-奥特曼方法，一致性范围从VAS-A的93%到VAS痛苦（VAS-D）的96%。组内相关系数范围从VAS-C的0.67到VAS-A的0.90。代表显著耳鸣严重程度的VAS截断点范围从VAS-C的45分到VAS-D的66分。VAS量表是一种有效且可靠地获取耳鸣快速信息的简短筛查工具。
