title: Psychometric properties of the Chinese (Cantonese) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the reliability and validity of the Chinese (Cantonese) version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory to measure the self-perceived handicapping effect and severity of the condition in patients with chronic tinnitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional psychometric validation study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Audiology clinics in a hospital setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were 114 adult Chinese who attended the audiology clinics with a complaint of tinnitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Test-retest and internal consistency reliability; construct validity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Chinese version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and its subscales showed good internal consistency reliabilities (alpha = 0.72-0.94) that are comparable to those of the original version. High correlations were observed between the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and psychological distress, tinnitus-related problem ratings and severity ratings. Factor analysis showed that the Chinese version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory has a unifactorial structure. A high degree of test-retest reliability was observed (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.88).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that the Chinese (Cantonese) version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory is a reliable and valid measure of general tinnitus-related distress that can be used in clinical settings to quantify the impact of tinnitus on daily life.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. annakam@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
authors: A C S
authors: AC
authors: Kam
authors: A P P
authors: AP
authors: Cheung
authors: P Y B
authors: PY
authors: Chan
authors: E K S
authors: EK
authors: Leung
authors: T K C
authors: TK
authors: Wong
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: van Hasselt
authors: M C F
authors: MC
authors: Tong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult