Tinnitus Assessment : Chinese Version of Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire

Abstract OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the Chinese version of Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (TPFQ).DESIGN: Tinnitus patients were administered the TPFQ, the Tinnitus Handi­cap Inventory (THI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Additionally, the magnitude estimate of tinnitus loudness, pure tone audiogram and tinnitus matching were obtained. The factor structure was measured by Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin. The internal consistency was examined using Cron­bach coefficient alpha. The relationships between the TPFQ scores and other measurements were compared with Spearman rank correlation coefficient.STUDY SAMPLE：116 patients whose tinnitus lasting longer than 3 months were included in this study.RESULTS: The Cronbach’s α of the 20-item version TPFQ was 0.94, and the 12-item version TPFQ was 0.92. Both the 20-item and 12-item version TPFQ were significantly correlated with magnitude estimation of tinnitus loudness, THI, PSQI, BDI and BAI. The average pure tone hearing thresholds were significantly correlated with the hearing subscale. CONCLUSIONS: The 20-item and 12-item versions of Chinese TPFQ are a reliable and valid measures of tinnitus. The TPFQ can be used in the assessment and management of tinnitus among the Chinese speaking population.