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An approach to the audit of tinnitus management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. Sadlier  and
S. D. G. Stephens
M. Sadlier*
Affiliation:
Physiotherapy Department, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
S. D. G. Stephens
Affiliation:
Welsh Hearing Institute, University Hostpial of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
*
Mr Mike Sadlier, Department of Physiotherapy, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park. Cardiff CF4 4XW.
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Abstract

This study examines the advantages and internal consistency of an open-ended queionnaire (Benefit problem questionnaire), over the Tinnitus questionnaire used by Jakes et al. (1985) in the auditing of a Stress management Programme.

This Tinnitus quesitionnaire showed very little difference pre- and post-treatment, while the Benefit/problem questionnarie showed good improvement over a number of variables. This included some of the more traditional orthogonal values of tinnitus complaint. The clinical assessment made blindly and over different tikme scale to the Benefit/problem questionnaire matched these positive results quite closely.

Keywords

TinnitusQusetionnaires
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 9 , September 1995 , pp. 826 - 829
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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