The correlations between varying tinnitus severity and anxiety and depression in non-acute tinnitus patients.
- Author:
Danping CHEN
;
Xiaoqian WANG
;
Hongming HUANG
;
Min FU
;
Runmei GE
;
Peina WU
;
Yong CUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
complications;
Depression;
Depressive Disorder;
Humans;
Personality Inventory;
Stress, Psychological;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Tinnitus;
complications;
psychology
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(22):1995-1998
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation betwen varying degrees of non-acute tinnitus and anxiety and depression.
METHOD:Seventy-seven outpatients with non-acute tinnitus as their in chief complaint were submitted to Tinnitus Handicap Inventory(THI), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS), and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS).
RESULT:THI and its three subscales were found to have significant correlations with SAS and SDS. The group (THI ≥ 38) had more anxiety and depression than the mild (THI < 38). Significant correlations were also observed between THI, SAS and SDS in the group with THI ≥ 38, in contrast with the group of THI < 38.
CONCLUSION:Patients with THI ≥ 38 suffered from severe anxiety and depression than the mild. Doctors should pay more attention to these patients, especially their psychological disorders.
