Devos Jana V P, Janssen Marcus L F, Janssen A Miranda L, Hellingman Catharine A, Smit Jasper V
Mental Health and Neuroscience Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6229ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Audiol Res. 2024 Oct 10;14(5):875-892. doi: 10.3390/audiolres14050074.
: Limited information is available on factors that affect the burden tinnitus. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between tinnitus burden and demographic, patient-specific and tinnitus characteristics. Secondly, it was examined which variables could predict a change in tinnitus burden after 12 months. : In a prospective Dutch cohort of 383 tinnitus patients seeking medical help, tinnitus complaints, demographics, tinnitus characteristics, psychological wellbeing and quality of life were assessed using an online self-report survey at three timepoints (start, 6 months, 12 months). The main outcome variables for tinnitus burden are the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for tinnitus burden and loudness. : Several variables (time, sex, education level, life events, anxiety and depression, sleep issues, tinnitus loudness, hearing impairment and treatment) were significantly associated with tinnitus burden. Additionally, tinnitus burden after 12 months was associated with anxiety, following treatment, sleep issues, negative life events and hearing impairment (increase) and anxiety, total of life events and environmental quality of life (decrease) predicted the tinnitus burden after 12 months. : Several factors, such as education level, life events, psychological factors and sleep quality, are related to tinnitus burden and can predict tinnitus burden over time.
关于影响耳鸣负担的因素，目前可用信息有限。本研究的目的是调查耳鸣负担与人口统计学、患者特定因素及耳鸣特征之间的关联。其次，研究哪些变量可以预测12个月后耳鸣负担的变化。：在一个由383名寻求医疗帮助的耳鸣患者组成的前瞻性荷兰队列中，在三个时间点（开始、6个月、12个月）通过在线自我报告调查评估耳鸣主诉、人口统计学、耳鸣特征、心理健康和生活质量。耳鸣负担的主要结局变量是耳鸣问卷（TQ）和耳鸣负担及响度的视觉模拟量表（VAS）。：几个变量（时间、性别、教育水平、生活事件、焦虑和抑郁、睡眠问题、耳鸣响度、听力障碍和治疗）与耳鸣负担显著相关。此外，12个月后的耳鸣负担与焦虑、治疗后、睡眠问题、负面生活事件和听力障碍（增加）相关，而焦虑、生活事件总数和环境生活质量（降低）可预测12个月后的耳鸣负担。：几个因素，如教育水平、生活事件、心理因素和睡眠质量，与耳鸣负担相关，并且可以随时间预测耳鸣负担。
