[Disability evaluation in patients with tinnitus].
OBJECTIVE
Tinnitus handicap evaluation through Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.


METHODS
Spanish validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.


METHODS
Eighty patients referred to our Tinnitus Unit in University Hospital, between September and December, 1999.


METHODS
The Spanish version of the THI was administered after translation and retrotranslation. Internal consistency and reliability were established.


RESULTS
Spanish adaptation of the THI and its subscales (functional, emotional and catastrophic) showed a high reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's alfa: 0.90).


CONCLUSIONS
Spanish adaptation of the THI is valid, reliable and can be used in a clinical setting to quantify the impact of tinnitus on patient's quality of life.
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Unidad de Otorrinolaringología, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Budapest, 1, Alcorcon 28922, Madrid. cherraizp@seorl.org
Hernández Calvín
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Plaza
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Tapia
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de los Santos
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus