Bahar Baba

Language speech and IT project in Estonia, Turkiye

Title: Validity and reliability of the Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale (STS) in Turkish

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To investigate the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale (STS) in a Turkish patient group. The study was conducted on 143 volunteers aged over 18 years who had complained of tinnitus for at least one month. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for construct validity. The factors were similar to the original study except for Item 14. The STS gave similar measures to the tested Tinnitus Handicap Inventory scale. Nearly all item–total correlations were greater than 0.4, indicating good internal consistency. The internal consistencies of the items were 0.86–0.88; in the test–retest reliability analyses of the sub-scales, ICC scores were 0.90–0.96. The Turkish STS can be used reliably in all adults with a symptom of tinnitus.

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Bahar Baba completed her master's degree in audiology and speech disorders at Ege University. She worked on the language speech and IT project in Estonia. She has worked on tinnitus and speech disorders.

2nd International Conference on ENT: Head and Neck Surgery

Bahar Baba

Title: Validity and reliability of the Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale (STS) in Turkish

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