Performance of the Tinnitus Functional Index as a diagnostic instrument in a UK clinical population

Hearing Research

Volumn 358, Issue , 2018, Pages 74-85

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

^a NIHR NOTTINGHAM BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Convergent validity; Diagnostic tool; Interpretability; Outcome instruments; Reliability; Tinnitus severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOBAL 25 ITEM TFI SCORE; GLOBAL TFI 22 SCORE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TINNITUS; TINNITUS FUNCTIONAL INDEX; TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 85033376664     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2017.10.016     Document Type: Article

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