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Assessment of distress associated with tinnitus.
Veen, E.D. van, Jacobs, J.B., Bensing, J.M. Assessment of distress associated with tinnitus. Journal of Laryngology and Otology: 1998, 112(3), p. 258-263
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This paper focuses upon the quality of the Dutch translation of the STSS (Subjective Tinnitus Severity Scale), a scale which assesses the severity of tinnitus and the related distress. Research has been done on the psychometric qualities of this scale, its relationship with loudness-matching procedures and several psychological variables. Data presented on 104 tinnitus patients demonstrated the reliability of the STSS with a coefficient alpha of 0.71. Factor analysis revealed four factors: emotional distress, intrusiveness, annoyance and cognitive distress. With regard to the validity, significant correlations of a moderate degree were found with several unitary subjective scales measuring the same construct (rs=0.50, p<0.001 and rs=0.43, p<0.01). Correlational research demonstrated that the STSS is independent of the loudness of tinnitus as measured by matching procedures (rs=0.00). In contrast, significant correlations of a moderate magnitude were found with anxiety (rs=0.33, p<0.001) and depression (rs=0.31, p<0.01 and rs=0.35, p<0.001).(aut. ref.)
This paper focuses upon the quality of the Dutch translation of the STSS (Subjective Tinnitus Severity Scale), a scale which assesses the severity of tinnitus and the related distress. Research has been done on the psychometric qualities of this scale, its relationship with loudness-matching procedures and several psychological variables. Data presented on 104 tinnitus patients demonstrated the reliability of the STSS with a coefficient alpha of 0.71. Factor analysis revealed four factors: emotional distress, intrusiveness, annoyance and cognitive distress. With regard to the validity, significant correlations of a moderate degree were found with several unitary subjective scales measuring the same construct (rs=0.50, p<0.001 and rs=0.43, p<0.01). Correlational research demonstrated that the STSS is independent of the loudness of tinnitus as measured by matching procedures (rs=0.00). In contrast, significant correlations of a moderate magnitude were found with anxiety (rs=0.33, p<0.001) and depression (rs=0.31, p<0.01 and rs=0.35, p<0.001).(aut. ref.)