title: Tinnitus reaction questionnaire: psychometric properties of a measure of distress associated with tinnitus.
abstract: The development of the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire (TRQ), a scale designed to assess the psychological distress associated with tinnitus, is described. Psychometric analyses of the TRQ are examined with a total of 156 subjects in three separate samples. The results indicate very good test-retest reliability (r = .88) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .96). Factor analysis yielded four factors that were interpreted as General Distress, Interference, Severity, and Avoidance. Moderate to high correlations were found between the TRQ and clinician ratings (r = .67) and self-report measures of anxiety and depression (r = .58-.87), but a low correlation was found with neuroticism (r = .27). It is concluded that the TRQ provides a useful index of distress related to tinnitus for subject selection and clinical assessment and has potential as a measure of change in coping ability.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haralambous
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology*