Ahmed Ammar, Aslam Naeem
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Oct;72(10):2034-2037. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.4644.
To examine the association of tinnitus distress, tinnitus magnitude and psychopathological symptoms among patients with ear-related problems.
The cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, at the Hearing and Balance Clinic, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in collaboration with the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised adult tinnitus patients of either gender. All patients underwent ear examination and audiological evaluations for tinnitus matching. Psychological assessment was done using the Tinnitus Magnitude Index, the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire and the Symptoms Check List-90. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Of the 159 subjects, 97(61%) were male and 62(39%) were females. The overall mean age was 47.94±17.47 years. Patients showed statistically significant tendency to develop psychopathological symptoms, including somatisation, phobic anxiety, depression and paranoid ideation (p<0.05). Additionally, significant gender differences were also observed (p<0.05).
There was a high prevalence of tinnitus distress along with psychopathological symptoms among tinnitus patients.
探讨耳部相关问题患者的耳鸣困扰、耳鸣严重程度与心理病理症状之间的关联。
本横断面研究于2020年12月1日至2021年6月30日在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第的听力与平衡诊所开展，与巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡真纳大学国家心理研究所合作，纳入了成年耳鸣患者，不限性别。所有患者均接受耳部检查及耳鸣匹配的听力学评估。采用耳鸣严重程度指数、耳鸣反应问卷和症状自评量表90进行心理评估。使用SPSS 21对数据进行分析。
159名受试者中，97名（61%）为男性，62名（39%）为女性。总体平均年龄为47.94±17.47岁。患者出现心理病理症状（包括躯体化、恐惧焦虑、抑郁和偏执观念）的倾向具有统计学意义（p<0.05）。此外，还观察到显著的性别差异（p<0.05）。
耳鸣患者中耳鸣困扰及心理病理症状的患病率较高。
