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Development of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Craig W. Newman, PhD;
Gary P. Jacobson, PhD;
Jaclyn B. Spitzer, PhD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122(2):143-148.
Abstract
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Objective
To develop a self-report tinnitus handicap measure that is brief, easy to administer and interpret, broad in scope, and psychometrically robust.
Design
A standardization study of a self-report tinnitus handicap measure was conducted to determine its internal consistency reliability and convergent and construct validity.
Setting
Audiology clinics in tertiary care centers in two sites.
Participants
In the first investigation, 84 patients reporting tinnitus as their primary complaint or secondary to hearing loss completed the 45-item alpha version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). In the second investigation, 66 subjects also reporting tinnitus completed the 25-item beta version.
Outcome Measures
Convergent validity was assessed using another measure of perceived tinnitus handicap (Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire). Construct validity was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory, Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire, symptom rating scales (annoyance, sleep disruption, depression, and concentration), and perceived tinnitus pitch and loudness judgments.
Results
From the alpha version of the THI, we derived a 25-item beta version with the items grouped into functional, emotional, and catastrophic subscales. The total scale yielded excellent internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha=.93). No significant age or gender effects were seen. Weak correlations were observed between the THI and the Beck Depression Inventory, Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire, and pitch and loudness judgments. Significant correlations were found between the THI and the symptom rating scales.
Conclusion
The THI is a self-report measure that can be used in a busy clinical practice to quantify the impact of tinnitus on daily living.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122:143-148)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich (Drs Newman and Jacobson), and the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Conn, and the Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn (Dr Spitzer). Dr Newman is now with the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic Foundation.
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