A preliminary study on the reliability of the Persian version of the tinnitus functional index in a military population
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Mohammad Ebrahim Mahdavi
,
Maryam Heydarpour Meymeh
,
Ahmadreza Nazeri
,
Hamid Jalilvand
,
Fatemeh Heidari
,
Farnaz Fathollahzadeh
Abstract
Background and Aim: Tinnitus functional index (TFI) has been introduced as a standard self-assessment questionnaire for the evaluation of tinnitus severity and its negative consequences with enough sensitivity to detect the outcomes of treatment. The purpose of this study was to translate the original tinnitus functional index into Persian and to evaluate its reliability in a military population.
Methods: The translation was performed in accordance with the Principles of Good Practice for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation Process for Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures. 32 military and veteran men with tinnitus aged 22−74 years participated in the current study. The participants completed the Persian version of the TFI and the second re-evaluation session was conducted over the telephone 10−14 days later. Both relative and absolute reliability indices were computed.
Results: Intraclass correlation coefficient(2,1) with consistency definition for the TFI subscales varied from good to excellent. The agreement between the TFI total scores in the evaluation and re-evaluation using Bland-Altman analysis was acceptable and only one case was not located within the limits of agreement.
Conclusion: Initial evaluation of the Persian version of TFI shows acceptable results in terms of reliability. The evaluation of the Persian TFI in different populations of patients with tinnitus and its validity would facilitate its clinical application.
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2. Jastreboff PJ, Hazell JW. Tinnitus retraining therapy: implementing the neurophysiological model. Cambridge University Press; 2008.
3. Jalessi M, Farhadi M, Asghari A, Kamrava SK, Amintehran E, Ghalehbaghi S, et al. Tinnitus: an epidemiologic study in Iranian population. Acta Med Iran. 2013;51(12):886-91.
4. Jafari Z, Malayeri S, Saboor M. The effects of noise of military environments on auditory system: a tinnitus and hypersensitivity to sound study. J Mil Med. 2008;10(2):89-98.
5. Kuk FK, Tyler RS, Russell D, Jordan H. The psychometric properties of a tinnitus handicap questionnaire. Ear Hear. 1990;11(6):434-45. doi: 10.1097/00003446-199012000-00005
6. Newman CW, Jacobson GP, Spitzer JB. Development of the tinnitus handicap inventory. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1996;122(2):143-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890140029007
7. Newman CW, Sandridge SA, Jacobson GP. Psychometric adequacy of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) for evaluating treatment outcome. J Am Acad Audiol. 1998;9(2):153-60.
8. Meikle MB, Henry JA, Griest SE, Stewart BJ, Abrams HB, McArdle R, et al. The tinnitus functional index: development of a new clinical measure for chronic, intrusive tinnitus. Ear Hear. 2012;33(2):153-76. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31822f67c0
9. Henry JA, Griest S, Thielman E, McMillan G, Kaelin C, Carlson KF. Tinnitus Functional Index: Development, validation, outcomes research, and clinical application. Hear Res. 2016;334:58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.06.004
10. Henry J, Stewart B, Abrams H, Newman C, Griest S, Martin W, et al. Tinnitus functional index: development and clinical application. Audiology Today. 2014;26(6):41-8.
11. Suzuki N, Oishi N, Ogawa K. Validation of the Japanese version of the tinnitus functional index (TFI). Int J Audiol. 2019;58(3):167-73. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1534279
12. Rabau S, Wouters K, Van de Heyning P. Validation and translation of the Dutch tinnitus functional index. B-ENT. 2014;10(4):251-8.
13. Wrzosek M, Szymiec E, Klemens W, Kotyło P, Schlee W, Modrzyńska M, et al. Polish translation and validation of the tinnitus handicap inventory and the tinnitus functional index. Front Psychol. 2016;7:1871. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01871
14. Hoff M, Kähäri K. A Swedish cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Tinnitus Functional Index. Int J Audiol. 2017;56(4):277-85. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2016.1265154
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16. Arian Nahad H, Rouzbahani M, Jarollahi F, Jalaie S, Pourbakht A, Mokrian H, et al. Translation, validity, and reliability of a Persian version of the iowa tinnitus handicap questionnaire. Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2014;26(75):79-88. doi: 10.22038/IJORL.2014.2215
17. Jalali MM, Soleimani R, Fallahi M, Aghajanpour M, Elahi M. Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI-P). Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2015;27(79):83-94. doi: 10.22038/IJORL.2015.4037
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19. Wild D, Grove A, Martin M, Eremenco S, McElroy S, Verjee-Lorenz A, et al. Principles of good practice for the translation and cultural adaptation process for patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) measures: report of the ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation. Value Health. 2005;8(2):94-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2005.04054.x
20. Kumar S, Kumar H, Chatterjee I, Hota BP, Kumari A. Transadaptation and standardization of tinnitus functional index in Bengali. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS). 2017;16(6):36-44. doi: 10.9790/0853-1606023644
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24. Weir JP. Quantifying test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient and the SEM. J Strength Cond Res. 2005;19(1):231-40. doi:10.1519/15184.1
25. Fackrell K, Hall DA, Barry JG, Hoare DJ. Psychometric properties of the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI): Assessment in a UK research volunteer population. Hearing research. 2016;335:220-35. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.09.009
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Mahdavi ME, Heydarpour Meymeh M, Nazeri A, Jalilvand H, Heidari F, Fathollahzadeh F. A preliminary study on the reliability of the Persian version of the tinnitus functional index in a military population. Aud Vestib Res. 2020;29(2):122-127.
