Tinnitus healthcare: a survey revealing extensive variation in opinion and practices across Europe.

ABSTRACT: Tinnitus remains a scientific and clinical problem whereby, in spite of increasing knowledge on effective treatment and management for tinnitus, very little impact on clinical practice has been observed. There is evidence that prolonged, obscure and indirect referral trajectories persist in usual tinnitus care.

Objective

It is widely acknowledged that efforts to change professional practice are more successful if barriers are identified and implementation activities are systematically tailored to the specific determinants of practice. The aim of this study was to administer a health service evaluation survey to scope current practice and knowledge of standards in tinnitus care across Europe. The purpose of this survey was to specifically inform the development process of a European

SUBMITTER: Cima RFF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045098 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature