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Experiential characteristics among individuals with tinnitus seeking online psychological interventions: A cluster analysis

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posted on 2023-08-30, 20:13 authored by Eldré W. Beukes, Srikanth Chundu, Pierre Ratinaud, Gerhard Andersson, Vinaya Manchaiah
Objective: This study was designed to gain insights regarding patterns of social representations (values, ideas, beliefs) of tinnitus and their relation to demographic and clinical factors. Method: A cross-sectional survey design was used. We included 399 adults seeking help and re-porting interest in internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for tinnitus. Data were collected using a free association task and analysis used qualitative (content analysis) and quantitative (cluster analysis and chi-square analysis) using the Iramuteq software. Results: The social representations identified the negative impact of tinnitus included the way it sounded (descriptions of the way tinnitus, 18%), annoyance (13.5%) and persistence (8%). Four clusters were identified representing four levels of tinnitus severity, namely debilitating tinni-tus (24%), distressing tinnitus (10%), annoying tinnitus (46%), and accepting tinnitus (20%). Cluster identity was associated with demographic and clinical variables. Discussion: The identified clusters represented tinnitus severity experience in four stages, rang-ing from debilitating tinnitus to acceptance of tinnitus. These findings are important for clinical practice where tinnitus descriptions can indicate the stage of the tinnitus experience and which intervention pathway may be most appropriate.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

12

Issue number

9

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0

Publication title

Brain Sciences

ISSN

2076-3425

Publisher

MDPI

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2022-08-30

Legacy creation date

2022-08-30

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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