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Anxiety and Depression in Tinnitus Patients : 5-Year Follow-Up Assessment after Completion of Habituation Therapy
Joint Authors
Wie, Ona Bø
Falkenberg, Eva-Signe
Source
International Journal of Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Treatment programs based on a neurophysiological model have shown a positive effect on anxiety and depression in tinnitus patients.
The aim of this paper was to assess the long-term effect of tinnitus habituation therapy.
Sixty-eight individuals were treated with a comprehensive therapy program.
The degree of anxiety and depression was assessed before, after, and five years after intervention using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
The positive and significant changes achieved after habituation therapy (pre = 1.10, post = 0.92 for anxiety and pre = 0.77, post = 0.62 for depression) were maintained five years after treatment ended (0.87 for anxiety and 0.52 for depression).
A regression analysis revealed that individual evaluation of the treatment lectures, self-reported health condition, individual experiences of hyperacusis, and hearing loss could explain 44.3% of the variation in anxiety and 30.5% of the variation in depression posttreatment.
Five years after, individual evaluation of the treatment lectures and self-reported health condition explained 22.2% of the variation in anxiety.
These factors and individual experiences of hyperacusis could further explain 34.9% of the variation in depression.
The effect of a neurophysiologic-based management treatment was maintained five years after treatment ended, indicating that the patients continued the improvement process without becoming dependent on professionals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Falkenberg, Eva-Signe& Wie, Ona Bø. 2012. Anxiety and Depression in Tinnitus Patients : 5-Year Follow-Up Assessment after Completion of Habituation Therapy. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Falkenberg, Eva-Signe& Wie, Ona Bø. Anxiety and Depression in Tinnitus Patients : 5-Year Follow-Up Assessment after Completion of Habituation Therapy. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467136
American Medical Association (AMA)
Falkenberg, Eva-Signe& Wie, Ona Bø. Anxiety and Depression in Tinnitus Patients : 5-Year Follow-Up Assessment after Completion of Habituation Therapy. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467136