Table 4.
Outcome measures: abbreviations, full names, range, and measure.
| Abbreviation | Full name (range) | Measures |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaires to assess outcome | ||
| TINNITUS DISTRESS | ||
| TFI | Tinnitus Functional Index (range 0–100) | Sleep (12%), auditory perception (12%), health (12%), impact on lifestyle (12%), psychological/emotional (36%), tinnitus specific effects (16%) (28) |
| THI | Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (range 0–100) | Sleep (4%), auditory perception (4%), health (4%), impact on lifestyle (20%), psychological/emotional (68%) (28) |
| TRQ | Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire (range 0–104) | Sleep (4%), impact on lifestyle (19%), psychological (77%) (28) |
| TQ | Tinnitus Questionnaire (range 0–84) (29) | Sleep (10%), auditory perception (8%), health (13%), impact on lifestyle (12%), psychological/emotional (47%), tinnitus specific effects (10%) (28) |
| TQ—German translation | Tinnitus Questionnaire (range 0–84) (29) | NR |
| VAS | Visual Analog Scale (range 0–100) | NR |
| ANXIETY | ||
| HADS-A | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Anxiety (range 0–21) | To detect state of anxiety (41) |
| PROMIS-anxiety | Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System—Anxiety (range 36.3–82.7) | Severity of anxiety (42) |
| SCL-90-R-Anxiety | Symptom Checklist−90—Revised—Anxiety(range 10–50) | Extent of anxiety complaints (43) |
| DEPRESSION | ||
| HADS-depression | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Depression (range 0–21) | To detect state of depression (41) |
| BDI | Becks Depression inventory (range 0–63) | Presence and severity of depressive complaints (44) |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 | Symptoms of depressive disorder (45) |
| SCL-90-R-Depression | Symptom Checklist−90—Revised—Depression (range 16–90) | Extent of depressive complaints (43) |