Table 5.

Correlation between tinnitus and health-related quality of life 6 months after cochlear implantation.

			NCIQ1	NCIQ2	NCIQ3	NCIQ4	NCIQ5	NCIQ6	NCIQ total
Spearman-Rho	TQ E	Correlation coefficient	−0.308	−0.397*	−0.421**	−0.331*	−0.553**	−0.365*	−0.462**
		Significance	0.050	0.010	0.006	0.034	0.000	0.019	0.002
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ C	Correlation coefficient t	−0.347*	−0.399**	−0.446**	−0.421**	−0.586**	−0.413**	−0.524**
		Significance	0.026	0.010	0.003	0.006	0.000	0.007	0.000
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ E + C	Correlation coefficient	−0.335*	−0.417**	−0.461**	−0.384*	−0.581**	−0.394*	−0.502**
		Significance	0.032	0.007	0.002	0.013	0.000	0.011	0.001
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ I	Correlation coefficient	−0.378*	−0.466**	−0.486**	−0.368*	−0.613**	−0.444**	−0.535**
		Sig. (2-seitig)	0.015	0.002	0.001	0.018	0.000	0.004	0.000
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ A	Correlation coefficient	−0.320*	−0.476**	−0.396*	−0.327*	−0.510**	−0.425**	−0.449**
		Significance	0.041	0.002	0.010	0.037	0.001	0.006	0.003
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ SI	Correlation coefficient	−0.145	−0.185	−0.191	−0.357*	−0.527**	−0.240	−0.344*
		Significance	0.365	0.246	0.231	0.022	0.000	0.131	0.028
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ SO	Correlation coefficient	−0.381*	−0.398**	−0.390*	−0.294	−0.457**	−0.413**	−0.449**
		Significance	0.014	0.010	0.012	0.062	0.003	0.007	0.003
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
	TQ Total	Correlation coefficient	−0.331*	−0.435**	−0.430**	−0.359*	−0.589**	−0.404**	−0.497**
		Significance	0.035	0.004	0.005	0.021	0.000	0.009	0.001
		N	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

*p ≤ 0.05.

**p ≤ 0.01.

Subscales of Nijmegen Cochlear Implantation Questionnaire (NCIQ): 1 basic sound perception; 2 advanced sound perception; 3 speech production; 4 self-esteem; 5 activity; and 6 social interactions.

Subscales of Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ): E, emotional distress; C, cognitive distress; E + C, combined psychological distress; I, intrusiveness; A, auditory perception difficulties; SI, sleep disturbances; SO, somatic complaints.