Health-Related Quality of Life in Subjective, Chronic Tinnitus Patients: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This scoping review aims to assess whether the severity or distress of subjective tinnitus is negatively associated or correlated with the level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A second objective is to examine whether tinnitus patients score differently on HRQoL questionnaires in comparison to subjects without tinnitus and whether HRQoL differs between specific subgroups of tinnitus.

Methods

This scoping review adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PRISMA guidelines): the statement and extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The following databases were consulted (on the 20th of October 2023): PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. The search string was composed of the terms tinnitu

SUBMITTER: Demoen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018725 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature