A Prospective Self-Report Survey-Based Cohort Study on Factors That Have an Influence on Tinnitus.

IF 2.1 Q1 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Audiology Research Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI:10.3390/audiolres14050074

Jana V P Devos, Marcus L F Janssen, A Miranda L Janssen, Catharine A Hellingman, Jasper V Smit

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Background: Limited information is available on factors that affect the burden tinnitus. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between tinnitus burden and demographic, patient-specific and tinnitus characteristics. Secondly, it was examined which variables could predict a change in tinnitus burden after 12 months. Method: In a prospective Dutch cohort of 383 tinnitus patients seeking medical help, tinnitus complaints, demographics, tinnitus characteristics, psychological wellbeing and quality of life were assessed using an online self-report survey at three timepoints (start, 6 months, 12 months). The main outcome variables for tinnitus burden are the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for tinnitus burden and loudness. Results: Several variables (time, sex, education level, life events, anxiety and depression, sleep issues, tinnitus loudness, hearing impairment and treatment) were significantly associated with tinnitus burden. Additionally, tinnitus burden after 12 months was associated with anxiety, following treatment, sleep issues, negative life events and hearing impairment (increase) and anxiety, total of life events and environmental quality of life (decrease) predicted the tinnitus burden after 12 months. Conclusions: Several factors, such as education level, life events, psychological factors and sleep quality, are related to tinnitus burden and can predict tinnitus burden over time.

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基于自我报告调查的前瞻性队列研究：影响耳鸣的因素。

背景：有关影响耳鸣负担的因素的资料十分有限。本研究旨在调查耳鸣负担与人口统计学特征、患者特异性特征和耳鸣特征之间的关系。其次，研究哪些变量可预测 12 个月后耳鸣负担的变化。研究方法在荷兰的一个前瞻性队列中，有 383 名耳鸣患者寻求医疗帮助，在三个时间点（开始、6 个月、12 个月）通过在线自我报告调查对耳鸣主诉、人口统计学、耳鸣特征、心理健康和生活质量进行了评估。耳鸣负担的主要结果变量是耳鸣问卷（TQ）和耳鸣负担与响度视觉模拟量表（VAS）。研究结果一些变量（时间、性别、教育水平、生活事件、焦虑和抑郁、睡眠问题、耳鸣响度、听力损伤和治疗）与耳鸣负担有显著相关性。此外，12 个月后的耳鸣负担与焦虑、接受治疗、睡眠问题、负面生活事件和听力损伤（增加）有关，而焦虑、生活事件总数和环境生活质量（减少）则预示着 12 个月后的耳鸣负担。结论是教育水平、生活事件、心理因素和睡眠质量等几个因素与耳鸣负担有关，并能预测耳鸣负担的变化。

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Audiology Research AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-

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2.30

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11 weeks

期刊介绍： The mission of Audiology Research is to publish contemporary, ethical, clinically relevant scientific researches related to the basic science and clinical aspects of the auditory and vestibular system and diseases of the ear that can be used by clinicians, scientists and specialists to improve understanding and treatment of patients with audiological and neurotological disorders.