Translation into Spanish and validation of the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI)

IF 0.9 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.otorri.2022.11.002

Maria Montserrat Soriano-Reixach , Juan José Navarro Sampedro , Miren Sonsoles Goiburu Minguez , Jorge Rey-Martínez , Xabier Altuna

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Abstract

Objective

The objectives of this study were to translate into Spanish, cross-culturally adapt and validate the TFI.

Materials and Methods

The TFI questionnaire translated into Spanish (Sp-TFI) and cross-culturally adapted following the published guidelines on cross-cultural adaptation of health questionnaires was evaluated using two indicators. Its internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach’s α considering the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) as the gold standard. Further, its test-retest reliability was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). ICCs were also calculated for the THI and visual analogue scales (VAS) for tinnitus tested and retested in all participants.

Results

The mean age of the 18 participants was 45.77 (SD: 11.87) years; 12 were female (66.67 %) and 6 were male (33.33%). Half of the participants experienced tinnitus in their left ear and half in their right. The mean pure-tone average (PTA) in the affected ear was 29.34 (SD: 8.08) dB-HL. Regarding internal consistency and reliability of the Sp-TFI respectively, Cronbach’s α was 0.83 and the ICC type (2,1) was 1 (CI: 0.99–1). Among the variables studied, we found the following independent predictors had statistically significant effects on THI score: sex (p < 0.01), PTA (p = 0.03), overall Sp-TFI score (p = 0.02) and Sp-TFI SL, R and A subscale scores (p = 0.03, p = 0.03, and p < 0.01, respectively).

Conclusion

Based on the internal consistency and reliability results obtained in this study, the cross-culturally adapted Spanish version of the TFI (Sp-TFI) has been validated for use in Spain.

Level of evidence

2B: Individual cohort study/low-quality randomized control studies

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耳鸣功能指数(TFI)的西班牙语翻译与验证

本研究的目的是将TFI翻译成西班牙语，进行跨文化改编和验证。材料和方法根据已发布的跨文化适应健康问卷指南，将TFI问卷翻译成西班牙语（Sp-TFI）并进行跨文化适应，使用两个指标进行评估。以耳鸣障碍量表（THI）为金标准，用Cronbachα法评估其内部一致性。此外，用组内相关系数（ICCs）评估其重测可靠性。还计算了所有参与者耳鸣测试和重新测试的THI和视觉模拟量表（VAS）的ICCs。结果18名参与者的平均年龄为45.77岁（SD:11.87）；12名女性（66.67%），6名男性（33.33%）。一半的参与者左耳耳鸣，一半右耳耳鸣。患耳的平均纯音平均值（PTA）为29.34（SD:8.08）dB HL。关于Sp-TFI的内部一致性和可靠性，Cronbachα为0.83，ICC类型（2,1）为1（CI:0.99-1）。在研究的变量中，我们发现以下独立预测因子对THI评分有统计学显著影响：性别（p <； 0.01）、PTA（p=0.03）、Sp-TFI总分（p=0.02）和Sp-TFI SL、R和A分量表得分（p=0.03，p = 0.03和p <； 分别为0.01）。结论基于本研究获得的内部一致性和可靠性结果，跨文化适应的西班牙语版TFI（Sp-TFI）已被验证可在西班牙使用。证据水平2B：个体队列研究/低质量随机对照研究

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Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-

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1.40

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20.00%

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审稿时长

44 days

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