The Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale (TCS) is designed for the quantitative assessment of cognitive-emotional reactions to chronic tinnitus and is widely used internationally as a reliable psychometric instrument. The aim of the present study was to perform the linguistic and cultural adaptation and validation of the Russian version of the questionnaire for use in Russian clinical practice....
Clinicians working with Russian-speaking tinnitus patients now have a validated psychometric tool (Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale) available, though adopting it requires access to the full validated instrument and norms.
Validated, language-specific tinnitus assessment tools are essential for accurate psychological screening and culturally appropriate tinnitus management across diverse patient populations.
- 01Russian-language version of the Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale (TCS) was validated.
- 02TCS measures how negatively patients think and feel about their tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
- 03Psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the adapted scale were assessed.
- 04Published in Vestn Otorinolaringol; PMID 42117411.
- 05Fills a gap for Russian-speaking clinicians and researchers managing chronic tinnitus.
The Russian-language version of the Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale is a valid and reliable psychometric tool for assessing cognitive-emotional reactions to chronic tinnitus.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42117411
- DOI
- 10.17116/otorino20269102119.
- Journal
- Vestnik Otorinolaringologii
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Russian-speaking patients with chronic tinnitus
- Intervention
- Russian-language adaptation of the Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale
Primary outcomes
Psychometric validity of the adapted scale; Reliability of the Russian-language Tinnitus Catastrophizing Scale