title: A Russian adaptation of the tinnitus handicap inventory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a Russian version of the English THI.
  
  
  METHODS
  The English THI (THI-E) was translated into Russian by two bilingual investigators, independently. The final Russian THI version (THI-R) was constructed by a third investigator, from the two translations. This version was administered to fifty consecutive patients at a tinnitus clinic. Participants also assessed the loudness of their tinnitus, and completed the Russian versions of the Beck's depression inventory and the state anxiety Inventory.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants were fifty consecutive patients (older than 18 years of age with a tinnitus lasting over three months) who were treated at a tinnitus clinic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A very good internal consistency was found (α = 0.94), with significant correlation between the THI-R score and the Beck depression inventory score. Factor analysis confirmed a uni-dimensional structure of the inventory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A valid and reliable THI-R questionnaire was constructed.
authors.affiliation: * Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, The Edith Wolfson Medical Center , Holon , Israel and Tel-Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine , Israel.
authors.forename: Yahav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oron
authors.forename: Nataliya V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sergeeva
authors.forename: Mazen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazlak
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barbalat
authors.forename: Stanislav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spevak
authors.forename: Andrey S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lopatin
authors.forename: Yehudah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012426:Russia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014177:Translations
keywords: Questionnaires; quality of life; tinnitus