Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Science Communicator Platform

Stay connected! Follow us on X network (Twitter):
Share this content! On (X network) By
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire and Its Correlation With Psychoacoustic Parameters in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus Publisher



Nayeri N1 ; Farahani S1 ; Fatahi F1 ; Faghihzadeh E2
Authors
Show Affiliations
Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Source: Auditory and Vestibular Research Published:2025


Abstract

Background and Aim: Acceptance of tinnitus may influence the perceived intensity and the distress it causes. The Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire (TAQ) is a useful tool for assessing tinnitus acceptance. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the TAQ (P-TAQ) and determine the correlation of its scores with psychoacoustic measures in patients with chronic tinnitus. Methods: After translation and confirming face validity, 85 patients with chronic tinnitus completed the P-TAQ, along with the Persian versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). To determine the reliability, the P-TAQ was completed by 30 patients after two weeks. Psychoacoustic parameters including pitch matching, loudness matching, and Minimum Masking Level (MML) were measured for all patients. Results: The P-TAQ had high face validity. The internal consistency was confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha (α=0.92). The interclass correlation coefficient (0.994) confirmed reliability. A strong negative correlation was found between the total P-TAQ score and total THI score (p<0.001, r=–0.788), and the scores of the HADS subscales of anxiety (p<0.001, r=–0.623) and depression (p<0.001, r=–0.728). The total P-TAQ score showed a weak negative correlation with tinnitus loudness (p=0.003, r=–0.322) and PTA of both ears (r=– 0.223, p=0.040). There was no significant correlation between the total P-TAQ score and the factors of age, tinnitus duration, tinnitus pitch, or MML. Conclusion: The P-TAQ has excellent validity and reliability. Therefore, it can be used to assess tinnitus acceptance among Persian-speaking patients with chronic tinnitus. © 2025 Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Related Docs
1. Research Paper: Correlation Analysis of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Distress Network in Chronic Tinnitus:Aneegstudy, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2019)
2. Use of Some Relevant Parameters for Primary Prediction of Brain Activity in Idiopathic Tinnitus Based on a Machine Learning Application, Audiology and Neurotology (2023)
3. Association Between Hearing Loss, Depression, Anxiety, and Social Isolation in Middle-Aged and Older Outpatients in Afghanistan, Qatar Medical Journal (2024)
4. Investigating the Effectiveness of Music Therapy Combined With Binaural Beats on Chronic Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial, American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery (2024)
5. Multisite Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (Trns) Modulates the Distress Network Activity and Oscillatory Powers in Subjects With Chronic Tinnitus, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (2019)
6. Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2017)
Experts (# of related papers)
Nematollah Rouhbakhsh (1)
Elham Tavanai (1)