Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Subscale: Quality of Life (QoL)
- Title of study: What changes are reflected in the TFI Subscales as individuals progress through the CBT4T process?
- Individual qualitative feedback and evaluations (and individual TFI results) can be viewed in CBT4T Reviews
Note: Flexibility is built in to CBT4T so that every person uses the process at a pace that suits their own needs and responsibilities. This means that some individuals progress more quickly / more slowly through the Stages than others. View CBT4T Enrolment
Average Percentage Improvement (API) Outcomes for TFI Quality of Life Subscale
Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) Subscale Q 19-22: Quality of Life
Conceptual content for the Quality of Life subscale covers:
- Quality of Life (QoL) reduced
Preceding each question is "Over the past week, how much has your tinnitus interfered with ..."
- Q19: Your enjoyment of SOCIAL ACTIVITIES?
Did not interfere > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 < Completely interfered
- Q20: Your ENJOYMENT OF LIFE?
Did not interfere > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 < Completely interfered
- Q21: Your RELATIONSHIPS with family, friends and other people?
Did not interfere > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 < Completely interfered
- Q22: How often did your tinnitus cause you to have difficulty performing your WORK OR OTHER TASKS, such as home maintenance, school work, or caring for children or others?
Never had difficulty > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 < Always had difficulty
Average Percentage Improvement (API) at the CBT4T Stages for Quality of Life TFI subscale Q19-22

Updated 10/10/26