Pilot study to evaluate ecological momentary assessment of tinnitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Because audiometric evaluation, symptom histories, questionnaires, and similar standard assessment tools may not adequately sample the effects of chronic tinnitus on day-to-day activities, there is a need for alternative methodological approaches to study the impact of tinnitus on day-to-day life. An innovative methodological approach that has shown great promise in the study of chronic health problems characterized by reported temporal and/or situational variability in symptoms and distress is known as ecological momentary assessment (EMA). EMA involves the real-time measurement of states, situational factors, and symptoms by individuals as they go about their day-to-day activities. The objective of this pilot investigation was to explore the feasibility of using EMA me

SUBMITTER: Henry JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3251738 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature