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Zeman, Florian ; Koller, Michael ; Figueiredo, Ricardo ; Aazevedo, Andreia ; Rates, Marcello ; Coelho, Claudia ; Kleinjung, Tobias ; De Ridder, Dirk ; Langguth, Berthold ; Landgrebe, Michael

Tinnitus Handicap Inventory for Evaluating Treatment Effects: Which Changes Are Clinically Relevant?

Zeman, Florian, Koller, Michael, Figueiredo, Ricardo, Aazevedo, Andreia, Rates, Marcello, Coelho, Claudia , Kleinjung, Tobias , De Ridder, Dirk, Langguth, Berthold und Landgrebe, Michael (2011) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory for Evaluating Treatment Effects: Which Changes Are Clinically Relevant? Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 145, S. 282-187.

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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.34289


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Objective. To determine the minimum change of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score that could be considered clinically relevant, the authors compared the absolute change of the THI with the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) score. Study Design. International studies register with standardized data collection. Setting. Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI). Subjects and Methods. ...

Objective. To determine the minimum change of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score that could be considered clinically relevant, the authors compared the absolute change of the THI with the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) score. Study Design. International studies register with standardized data collection. Setting. Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI). Subjects and Methods. Two hundred ten patients of the TRI database were eligible for this study. In the first analysis, the THI score change and CGI-I ratings were compared with equipercentile linking. In a second analysis, the authors categorized the CGI-I into the 4 groups much better or better, minimally better, no change, and worse and calculated the corresponding differences of the THI score and the effect sizes. An effect size separating the minimally better and the no-change groups was chosen, and the referring THI mean score difference was calculated. Results. According to the linking method, a CGI-I value of 3 (minimally better) corresponded to a THI score reduction of 6 to 16, whereas the CGI-I value of 4 (no change) corresponded to the range between improvement by 5 points and worsening by 4 points. For separating the no-change and minimally better groups, an effect size d = 0.5 was determined, resulting in a minimal clinically relevant difference of Delta THI = 7. Conclusion. Two different methods yielded comparable results in identifying a reduction in the THI score of 6 and 7 points, respectively, as the minimal clinically relevant change. This study provides a first orientation for sample size calculations and for planning the design of future studies.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Verlag:SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Ort der Veröffentlichung:LONDON
Band:145
Seitenbereich:S. 282-187
Datum2011
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde
Medizin > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien
Medizin > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Klinische Studien
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WertTyp
10.1177/0194599811403882DOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsQUALITY-OF-LIFE; ASSOCIATION; ADAPTATION; SEVERITY; VALIDITY; STANDARD; SCORES; PANSS; tinnitus; Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-342890
Dokumenten-ID34289

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