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Trial reportHNO2014

[Chronic complex tinnitus: does day care unit-based short-term psychotherapy help?].

G Klug, G Henrich

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Trial report in HNO, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evidence and evidence gaps in tinnitus therapy.GMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

G KlugKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland, Guenther.Klug@lrz.tum.de.
G Henrich
Klinikum rechts der Isar · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResults of empirical research on the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatment of chronic complex tinnitus are still unclear and require further studies for clarification.

objectiveThe objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of multimodal treatment of patients with chronic complex tinnitus in a day care unit setting. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this prospective study, the effectiveness of an intense 5-day multimodal treatment delivered to 93 patients was assessed using a pre-post design. Tinnitus-specific effects were captured by the Mini-TQ-12 measurement instrument and psychiatric comorbidity assessed using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). In statistical analyses, t-tests, χ(2) tests and Wilcoxon signed ranks tests were performed to determine statistical significance; effect sizes (ES) were calculated according to Cohen's d.

resultsThe pre-post difference in Mini-TQ-12 was highly significant in t-test (p < 0.001); the ES was small (ES = 0.45). In BSI, the pre-post difference in the Global Severity Index (GSI) as a global measure was also highly significant in t-test (p < 0.001); ES was small (ES = 0.40). Nonparametric tests (Wilcoxon test) confirmed these results.

conclusionThis study demonstrates the statistically significant effectiveness of a multimodal therapeutic approach. Moreover, the results indicate that patients could benefit from more intensive therapeutic interventions.

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AdultCombined Modality TherapyDay Care, MedicalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapyQuality of LifeTinnitusTreatment Outcome

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PMID25270838
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