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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 27(03): e400-e406
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742351
Original Research

Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation to Brazilian Portuguese

Milaine Dominici Sanfins 
1   Postgraduate Program in Audiology, Albert Einstein Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2   Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, Poland
,
Caroline Donadon 
3   Postgraduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
,
Elżbieta Gos 
2   Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, Poland
,
Ana Paula Serra 
4   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clínica Ouvire, Campinas, SP, Brazil
,
Adriano Rezende 
4   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clínica Ouvire, Campinas, SP, Brazil
,
Natalia Ferrazoli 
5   Postgraduate Program in Health, Interdisciplinary Practice and Rehabilitation School of Medical Sciences, Campinas, SP, Brazil
6   Departament of Audiology, Clinica Ouvire, Campinas, SP, Brazil
,
Piotr Henryk Skarżyński 
2   Department of Teleaudiology and Screening, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, Poland
7   Department of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Institute of Sensory Organs, Warsaw, Poland
8   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Sensory Organs, Kajetany, Poland
9   ENT Departament, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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Abstract

Introduction Tinnitus is a prevalent condition among many different populations. Since tinnitus is subjective, self-report questionnaires are one way of assessing how much the condition interferes with the quality of life of an individual.

Objective The aim of the present study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale (STS) into Brazilian Portuguese and validate its psychometric properties.

Methods The STS was translated and cross-culturally adapted using five main steps. Fifty-eight individuals who had continuous tinnitus were invited to complete the questionnaire. Pure tone audiometry (air and bone conduction) were also done.

Results No major changes were necessary in translating the scale. The overall score was 1.3 (range 0–4). Internal consistency was tested by Cronbach α, which ranged from 0.54 to 0.85. Differences between genders and between subscales and the total score were not significant. A statistically significant difference was only found in the coping subscale, in which normal hearing subjects had higher scores than those with hearing loss.

Conclusion The translation and adaptation of the STS established linguistic and cultural equivalence with the original. In addition, it exhibited good internal consistency. Our results suggest that the STS is suitable for use in a clinical setting.

Keywords

tinnitus - questionnaire - translations - hearing - self-assessment - hearing loss

Additional Files

[Appendix 1:] Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale in Brazilian Portuguese


[Appendix 2:] Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale in English


Part of the results of the present study was presented in the 15th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Society 2021.


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Eingereicht: 09. Juli 2021

Angenommen: 03. November 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. August 2023

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