Contemporary review of smartphone apps for tinnitus management and treatment
| Autor: | Winfried Schlee, Rüdiger Pryss, Franz J. Hauck, Manfred Reichert, Muntazir Mehdi, Albi Dode |
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| Přispěvatelé: | European Union (EU), Horizon 2020 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_treatment
Internet privacy self help Selbsthilfe Scientific literature Review Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie Telemedicine Methods lcsh:RC321-571 Self-help Ohrgeräusch 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mobile applications Health care medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases tinnitus therapy ddc:610 Tinnitus Therapy Android (operating system) 030223 otorhinolaryngology lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry mobile health mobile apps business.industry General Neuroscience tinnitus research healthcare cbt Telemedizin 3. Good health Cognitive behavioral therapy Smartphone app The Internet E-Health Smartphone medicine.symptom Psychology business DDC 610 / Medicine & health 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Brain Sciences Brain Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 867, p 867 (2020) |
| Popis: | Tinnitus is a complex and heterogeneous psycho-physiological disorder responsible for causing a phantom ringing or buzzing sound albeit the absence of an external sound source. It has a direct influence on affecting the quality of life of its sufferers. Despite being around for a while, there has not been a cure for tinnitus, and the usual course of action for its treatment involves use of tinnitus retaining and sound therapy, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). One positive aspect about these therapies is that they can be administered face-to-face as well as delivered via internet or smartphone. Smartphones are especially helpful as they are highly personalized devices, and offer a well-established ecosystem of apps, accessible via respective marketplaces of differing mobile platforms. Note that current therapeutic treatments such as CBT have shown to be effective in suppressing the tinnitus symptoms when administered face-to-face, their effectiveness when being delivered using smartphones is not known so far. A quick search on the prominent market places of popular mobile platforms (Android and iOS) yielded roughly 250 smartphone apps offering tinnitus-related therapies and tinnitus management. As this number is expected to steadily increase due to high interest in smartphone app development, a contemporary review of such apps is crucial. In this paper, we aim to review scientific studies validating the smartphone apps, particularly to test their effectiveness in tinnitus management and treatment. We use the PRISMA guidelines for identification of studies on major scientific literature sources and delineate the outcomes of identified studies. publishedVersion |
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