Tinnitus Functional Index: Development, validation, outcomes research, and clinical application

Hearing Research

Volumn 334, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-64

  Henry, James A ^a,b   Griest, Susan ^a,b   Thielman, Emily ^a   McMillan, Garnett ^a   Kaelin, Christine ^a   Carlson, Kathleen F ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Randomized controlled trial; Tinnitus assessment; Tinnitus dimensions; Tinnitus distress; Tinnitus severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TINNITUS; TINNITUS FUNCTIONAL INDEX; VALIDATION STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS;

EID: 84932175391     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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