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Journal of Speech and Hearing Research Vol.34 197-201 February 1991.
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Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire

Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Distress Associated With Tinnitus

Peter H. Wilson 1
Jane Henry 1
Maitland Bowen 1

George Haralambous 1
1 University of Sydney New South Wales, Australia

The development of the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire (TRQ), a scale designed to assess the psychological distress associated with tinnitus, is described. Psychometric analyses of the TRQ are examined with a total of 156 subjects in three separate samples. The results indicate very good test-retest reliability (r= .88) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha= .96). Factor analysis yielded four factors that were interpreted as General Distress, Interference, Severity, and Avoidance. Moderate to high correlations were found between the TRQ and clinician ratings (r= .67) and self-report measures of anxiety and depression (r= .58–.87), but a low correlation was found with neuroticism (r= .27). It is concluded that the TRQ provides a useful index of distress related to tinnitus for subject selection and clinical assessment and has potential as a measure of change in coping ability.

KEY WORDS: tinnitus, psychological assessment

Submitted on May 8, 1989
Accepted on January 11, 1990


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