Psychometric properties of the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI): Assessment in a UK research volunteer population

Hearing Research

Volumn 335, Issue , 2016, Pages 220-235

  Fackrell, Kathryn ^a,b   Hall, Deborah A ^a,b   Barry, Johanna G ^c,d   Hoare, Derek J ^a,b  

^a NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Convergent validity; Discriminant validity; Outcome instruments; Reliability; Reproducibility; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCENTAGE ANNOYANCE QUESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TINNITUS; TINNITUS FUNCTIONAL INDEX; TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY; TINNITUS HANDICAP QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE LOUDNESS; VOLUNTEER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BREF; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947301693     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.09.009     Document Type: Article

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