Hyperacusis Questionnaire as a Tool for Measuring Hypersensitivity to Sound in a Tinnitus Research Population

Table 5

Correlations between the global scores of the six questionnaire measures.

	HQ	THI	THQ	BDI-II	BDI-FS	BAI
HQ	1
THI	0.49	1
THQ	0.40	0.66	1
BDI-II	0.37	0.45	0.47	1
BDI-FS	0.32	—	0.21	—	1
BAI	0.38	0.38	0.28	0.68	0.48	1

The correlations between the HQ and all other measures were moderate indicating acceptable discriminant validity. HQ = Hyperacusis Questionnaire; THI = Tinnitus Handicap Inventory; THQ = Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire, BDI-II = Beck’s Depression Inventory-II, BDI-FS = Beck’s Depression Inventory-Fast Screen; BAI = Beck’s Anxiety Inventory.