Defining Symptom Concepts in Chronic Subjective Tinnitus: Web-Based Discussion Forum Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A minimum standard based upon consensus decision making recommends a core set of tinnitus-specific health complaints (outcome domains) that should be assessed and reported in all clinical trials as this enables comparisons to be made across studies as well as data pooling for meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to further clarify how the outcome domain concepts should be defined for 5 of the core set: tinnitus intrusiveness, sense of control, acceptance of tinnitus, concentration, and ability to ignore. This step requires a clear and fully elaborated definition for each outcome domain, moving from an abstract or a vague concept to an operationalized and measurable health-related construct, so that a suitable measurement instrument can then be identified. METHODS:A series o

SUBMITTER: Hibbert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996772 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature