| Autor: |
Uso Walter, Stefan Pennig, Tanja Kottmann, Lothar Bleckmann, Kristina Röschmann-Doose, Winfried Schlee |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
PLOS Digital Health, Vol 2, Iss 9, p e0000337 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2767-3170 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pdig.0000337 |
| Popis: |
Tinnitus, the phantom perception of sounds, generates distress and anxiety in those affected. Cognitive behavioral treatment approaches reproducibly help patients in managing chronic tinnitus. This study systematically evaluated the usefulness of a tinnitus app (with areas of attention and relaxation, mindfulness, acceptance, self-efficacy), which is prescribed for a total of nine months. One hundred eighty-seven participants with chronic tinnitus were equally randomized to an intervention arm that used a smartphone-based intervention -marketed as Kalmeda Tinnitus app-. and a control arm with delayed onset of treatment by 3 months. The first 3 months of a 9-months prescribed intervention have been analyzed as primary outcome. The Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) was used as primary endpoint to determine the reduction of tinnitus distress. Following intervention, there was a statistically significant and clinically relevant reduction of the TQ sum score in the intervention group compared to the control group (p |
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