Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33837639›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2021

Suggestions for shaping tinnitus service provision in Western Europe: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eldré W Beukes, Matheus P C G Lourenco, Lana Biot, Gerhard Andersson, Viktor Kaldo, Vinaya Manchaiah, Laure Jacquemin

Open access · greenAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Eldré W BeukesDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9434-9160
Matheus P C G LourencoExperimental Health Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Lana BiotFaculty of Biomedical, Pharmaceuticals and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745
Viktor KaldoDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6443-5279
Vinaya ManchaiahDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407
Laure JacqueminDepartment of Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3465-9386
University of Antwerp · BELamar University · USLinköping University · SELinnaeus University · SEMaastricht University · NLManipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

Cognitive Behavior Therapy based self-help delivered via the Internet for tinnitus suffers: Efficacy trial in the U.S. populationR21DC017214 · NIDCD · LAMAR UNIVERSITY · PI MANCHAIAH, VINAYA · 2018 to 2020
$398k
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders R21DC017214NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC017214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTinnitus severity has been exacerbated because of the COVID-19 pandemic and those with tinnitus require additional support. Such support should be informed by patient preferences and needs. The objective of this study was to gather information from individuals with tinnitus living in Europe to inform stakeholders of the (a) support they needed in relation to changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) suggestions regarding tinnitus care for the future.

methodsA cross-sectional mixed method study design was used using closed and open-ended questions via an online survey. Data were gathered from 710 adults experiencing tinnitus in Western Europe, with the majority living in The Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis and descriptive statistics.

resultsThose with tinnitus indicated the following support needs during the pandemic (a) support for tinnitus, (b) support for hearing-related difficulties, (c) social support and (d) pandemic-related support. Five directions for future tinnitus care were provided, namely, (a) need for understanding professional support and access to multidisciplinary experts, (b) greater range of therapies and resources, (c) access to more information about tinnitus, (d) prioritising tinnitus research and (e) more support for hearing protection and hearing loss prevention.

conclusionsThe findings point to the need for accessible (remote), patient-centred, suitable and evidence-based tinnitus care. Insights from the current study can be used by various stakeholders including clinical practitioners and tinnitus support services to ensure those with tinnitus have access to the help and support required in order to reduce service provision insufficiencies.

Indexed as

COVID-19TinnitusAdultBelgiumCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeHumansNetherlandsPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Sweden

Identifiers

PMID33837639
PMCPMC8250123
OpenAlexW3144998354

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.