Table 6.

Correlation between tinnitus and health-related quality of life 12 months after cochlear implantation.

			NCIQ1	NCIQ2	NCIQ3	NCIQ4	NCIQ5	NCIQ6	NCIQ total
Spearman-Rho	TQ E	Correlation coefficient	−0.377*	−0.545**	−0.362*	−0.329*	−0.409**	−0.386*	−0.400*
		Significance	0.018	0.000	0.024	0.041	0.010	0.015	0.010
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ C	Correlation coefficient t	−0.505**	−0.593**	−0.372*	−0.408**	−0.477**	−0.447**	−0.488**
		Significance	0.001	0.000	0.020	0.010	0.002	0.004	0.001
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ E + C	Correlation coefficient	−0.424**	−0.558**	−0.368*	−0.340*	−0.414**	−0.402*	−0.424**
		Significance	0.007	0.000	0.021	0.034	0.009	0.011	0.006
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ I	Correlation coefficient	−0.454**	−0.598**	−0.490**	−0.332*	−0.472**	−0.446**	−0.490**
		Sig. (2-seitig)	0.004	0.000	0.002	0.039	0.002	0.004	0.001
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ A	Correlation coefficient	−0.345*	−0.456**	−0.414**	−0.308	−0.348*	−0.306	−0.385*
		Significance	0.032	0.004	0.009	0.056	0.030	0.058	0.014
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ SI	Correlation coefficient	−0.339*	−0.401*	−0.332*	−0.254	−0.350*	−0.307	−0.314*
		Significance	0.035	0.011	0.039	0.119	0.029	0.057	0.048
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ SO	Correlation coefficient	−0.309	−0.356*	−0.331*	−0.323*	−0.358*	−0.433**	−0.312*
		Significance	0.056	0.026	0.039	0.045	0.025	0.006	0.050
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
	TQ total	Correlation coefficient	−0.404*	−0.531**	−0.408**	−0.323*	−0.411**	−0.403*	−0.417**
		Significance	0.011	0.001	0.010	0.045	0.009	0.011	0.007
		N	39	39	39	39	39	39	40

*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.