| A Tinnitus Inventory Focusing on Body Function, Activities, and Participation Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health |
Vidya Ramkumar 
, Anitha Chandrasekaran
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Faculty of Audiology and Speech, Language Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research Institute (Deemed to be University), Chennai, India |
Correspondence
Vidya Ramkumar ,Tel: +919884653758, Email: vidya.ramkumar@sriramachandra.edu.in
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Submitted: June 15, 2022 Accepted after revision: November 24, 2022 |
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| Abstract |
Background and Objectives
This study describes the development of an International Classification for Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based inventory for tinnitus (ICF-TINI) that measures the impact of tinnitus on the function, activities, and participation of an individual.
Subjects and Methods
This cross-sectional study utilized the ICF-TINI, which included 15 items from the two ICF components of body function and activities. We included 137 respondents with chronic tinnitus. Confirmatory factor analysis validated the two-structure framework (body function, activities and participation). The model fit was assessed by comparing fit values of chi-square (df), root mean square error of approximation, comparative fit index, incremental fit index, and Tucker-Lewis index, with the suggested fit criteria values. Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess internal consistency reliability.
Results
The fit indices confirmed the presence of two structures in ICF-TINI, while the factor loading values suggested each item’s goodness of fit. The ICF-internal TINI exhibited high consistency reliability (0.93).
Conclusions
The ICFTINI is a reliable and valid tool for assessing the impact of tinnitus on an individual’s body function, activities, and participation. |
| Keywords:
Tinnitus; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Validation study |
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