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ReviewSeminars in hearing2024

The Impact of Tinnitus Severity on Work Functioning among U.S. Military Veterans with Tinnitus.

Laura Coco, Elizabeth R Hooker, Tess A Gilbert, Graham R Harker, Khaya D Clark, Kelly M Reavis, James A Henry, Tara L Zaugg, Kathleen F Carlson

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Review in Seminars in hearing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Tinnitus.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura CocoVA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Elizabeth R HookerVA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Tess A GilbertVA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Graham R HarkerVA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Khaya D ClarkVA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Kelly M ReavisVA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
James A HenryVA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Tara L ZauggVA Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Kathleen F CarlsonVA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service · USVA Portland Health Care System · USSan Diego State University · US

Funding

OREGON CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTEUL1RR024140 · NCRR · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ORWOLL, ERIC S. · 2006 to 2011
$61.1M
Chronic Tinnitus among Veterans with and without TBI: Service Needs and InterestsI21RX002216 · VA · PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI CARLSON, KATHLEEN F. · 2016 to 2019
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NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024140RRD VA I21 RX002216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tinnitus is highly prevalent among military Veterans. Severe tinnitus can be associated with negative impacts on daily life. Veterans with severe tinnitus may also have greater difficulties in functional roles, including work. However, few studies have explicitly explored this relationship. Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also prevalent among Veterans, is associated with tinnitus and can additionally impair work functioning. This quantitative investigation used a population-based survey to assess the relationship between tinnitus severity, measured using the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI), and the impact of tinnitus on work, measured using a composite score from the Tinnitus History Questionnaire, among a stratified random sample of VA healthcare-using Veterans diagnosed with tinnitus, with and without comorbid TBI. Analyses were weighted to account for sampling design and Veteran non-response; multiple imputation was used to account for missing data. Results indicated that for every 1-point increase in TFI score, there was an average 8% increase in the odds of reporting a high level of impact on work functioning (OR: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.06, 1.11). Veterans with a comorbid TBI diagnosis, compared with those without, were more likely to have high tinnitus-related impact on work functioning (OR: 2.69, 95% CI: 1.85, 3.91), but the relationship between tinnitus severity and the impact of tinnitus on work functioning did not differ by TBI status. These data can help researchers and clinicians understand complex symptoms experienced by Veterans with tinnitus, with and without TBI, supporting the improved provision of clinical services to these patients.

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disabilitytinnitustraumatic brain injuryVeteranswork functioning

Identifiers

PMID38370516
PMCPMC10872655
OpenAlexW4385189797

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