Which tinnitus-related characteristics affect current health-related quality of life and depression? A cross-sectional cohort study
| Autor: | Tobias Kleinjung, Michael Rufer, Martin Meyer, Natalie Drabe, Nicole Peter, Aba Delsignore, Steffi Weidt |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Weidt, Steffi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 10045 Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology UFSP13-4 Dynamics of Healthy Aging Audiology Affect (psychology) Cohort Studies Tinnitus Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Biological Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Aged 80 and over Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Absolute threshold of hearing medicine.diagnostic_test Depression 10093 Institute of Psychology Beck Depression Inventory Middle Aged humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies 10057 Klinik für Konsiliarpsychiatrie und Psychosomatik Quality of Life Female Audiometry medicine.symptom Psychology 150 Psychology 2803 Biological Psychiatry 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cohort study |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-122785 |
| Popis: | Tinnitus is sometimes associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depressive symptoms. However, only limited evidence exists identifying which tinnitus characteristics are responsible for these associations. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess associations between tinnitus, HRQoL, depressive symptoms, subjective tinnitus loudness and audiometrically assessed tinnitus characteristics (e.g., hearing threshold). Two hundred and eight outpatients reporting tinnitus completed questionnaires on tinnitus (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, THI), HRQoL (World-Health-Organisation Quality of Life Short Form Survey, WHOQOL-BREF), and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI), and underwent audiometry. Patients with higher THI scores exhibited significantly lower HRQoL, and higher depression scores. THI total-score, THI subscales, and subjective tinnitus loudness explained significant variance of WHOQOL-BREF and BDI. Audiometrically measured features were not associated with WHOQOL-BREF or BDI. Overall, we confirmed findings that different features of tinnitus are associated with HRQoL and depressive symptoms but not with audiometrically assessed tinnitus characteristics. Consequently, physicians should evaluate THI total score, its sub-scores, and subjective tinnitus loudness to reliably and quickly identify patients who potentially suffer from depressive symptoms or significantly lower HRQoL. Supporting these patients early might help to prevent the development of reactive depressive symptoms and impairment of HRQoL. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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