FiveQ: A new easy-to-use validated clinical instrument for tinnitus severity.

James Thomas Connell Ella Harrison Ahmed BassiouniRaguwinder SahotaStephanie LadenAndrew Simon CarneyAndrew ForemanSuren KrishnanSinead O'BrienJohn-Charles Hodge

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2022)

FiveQ demonstrated high-positive correlations with existing validated tinnitus questionnaires as well as acceptable internal consistency and factor analysis. The concise construct of FiveQ allows clinicians to efficiently estimate tinnitus severity, target treatment towards dominant symptoms and establish a reliable estimation of treatment response following interventions.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
physical activity
palliative care
patient reported outcomes
sleep quality
psychometric properties
replacement therapy