Visual Analogue Scales as a Tool for Initial Assessment of Tinnitus Severity: Psychometric Evaluation in a Clinical Population
| Autor: | Danuta Raj-Koziak, Elżbieta Gos, Henryk Skarżyński, Piotr H. Skarzynski, Weronika Swierniak, Elżbieta Włodarczyk, Joanna J. Rajchel, Lucyna Karpiesz, Iwona Niedziałek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychometrics Visual Analog Scale Physiology Visual analogue scale Interclass correlation Population Audiology Severity of Illness Index Tinnitus Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Humans Mass Screening Medicine Screening tool 030223 otorhinolaryngology education Aged Vas score Original Paper education.field_of_study business.industry Reproducibility of Results Middle Aged Sensory Systems Otorhinolaryngology Female medicine.symptom business Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Audiology and Neurotology. 23:229-237 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9700 1420-3030 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000494021 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of patient-reported visual analogue scale (VAS) ratings. All of the participants (100 Polish-speaking adults) completed a Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) once and a 4-component VAS twice over a period of 3 days. Spearman’s correlation coefficients between the VAS score and global TFI ranged from ρ = 0.52 for VAS-coping (VAS-C) to ρ = 0.81 for VAS-annoyance (VAS-A). Using the Bland-Altman method, the agreement ranged from 93% for VAS-A to 96% for VAS-distress (VAS-D). Interclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.67 for VAS-C to 0.90 for VAS-A. The VAS cutoff points representing significant tinnitus severity ranged from 45 points for VAS-C to 66 points for VAS-D. VAS scales are a valid and reliable brief screening tool for obtaining quick information about tinnitus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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