Prediction of quality of life in patients with tinnitus
Prediction of quality of life in patients with tinnitus
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10.3109/03005364000000114
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2000-02-01
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Hallberg, LRM
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Erlandsson, SI;Hallberg, LRM
根据流行病学研究的耳鸣患病率，0.5-1%的受访者表示，耳鸣严重影响他们的能力，导致正常的生活。在目前的调查生活质量及其与耳鸣相关因素：心理，心身和听力学，进行了研究的基础上的样本122例，谁出席了听力诊所的痛苦，由于耳鸣。以生活质量为因变量进行逐步回归分析。模型中包含的13个变量中有6个被证明是显着的回归变量，并解释了65%的方差。六个预测变量是：受损的浓度，感觉抑郁的感知消极态度，超敏反应的声音，平均听力水平（最好的耳朵）和耳鸣持续时间（耳鸣的持续时间越短，对生活质量的负面影响越大）。三个最重要的预测因素与感知的心理困扰直接相关，并解释了本研究中耳鸣患者生活质量的大部分差异。一个意想不到的发现是，耳鸣，眩晕，头痛或感知社会支持的波动并没有证明属于显着的回归。的结果进行了讨论，鉴于建设的生活质量，抑郁的认知和社会支持的一般，以及在耳鸣的具体生活情况。
According to epidemiological studies of tinnitus prevalence, 0.5-1% of respondents report that tinnitus severely affects their ability to lead a normal life. In the present investigation quality of life and its association with tinnitus-related factors: psychological, psychosomatic and audiological, was studied based on a sample of 122 patients, who attended the hearing clinic for distress due to tinnitus. A stepwise regression analysis was performed with quality of life as a dependent variable. Six of 13 variables included in the model proved to be significant regressors and to explain 65% of the variance. The six predictor variables were: impaired concentration, feeling depressed perceived negative attitudes, hypersensitivity to sounds, average hearing level (best ear) and tinnitus duration (the shorter the duration of tinnitus the more negative impact on quality of life). The three most significant predictors were directly related to perceived psychological distress and explained most of the variance in quality of life in tinnitus patients included in this study. An unexpected finding was that fluctuations in tinnitus, vertigo, headache or perceived social support did not prove to belong to the significant regressors. The results are discussed in view of the construct of quality of life, depressive cognitions and social support in general, as well as in tinnitus-specific life circumstances.