The Portuguese version of Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire: brief screening test for assessment of tinnitus-induced stress.
OBJECTIVE
The Portuguese version of Mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (Mini-TQ) is as valid as the English version to assess tinnitus-associated distress in the Portuguese-speaking population.


BACKGROUND
Tinnitus is a major symptom in ENT practice affecting subjects in all demographic groups. Our objective is to validate a Portuguese version of Mini-TQ (Mini-TQ-pv) to be used in clinical practice and research.


METHODS
Mini-TQ-pv was administered to 51 patients with chronic tinnitus. Statistical analysis was done to determine the psychometric properties of the instrument.


RESULTS
After double translation, face and content validity were confirmed by high internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.861) and significant correlation between individual items and total score. The questionnaire was easy and quick to administer (2.57 min).


CONCLUSIONS
We provide a suitable Mini-TQ-pv to be used in the assessment of Portuguese-speaking patients with tinnitus.
Cerejeira
Rui
R
Department of Otolaryngology, Coimbra University Hospitals, Coimbra, Portugal. r.cerejeira@netcabo.pt
Cerejeira
Joaquim
J
Paiva
Sofia
S
Gonçalves
Paulo
P
Firmino
Horácio
H
Quartilho
Manuel
M
Serra
Adriano Vaz
AV
Paiva
António
A
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003710:Demography; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*