Dataset Information

Tinnitus-related distress and pain perceptions in patients with chronic tinnitus - Do psychological factors constitute a link?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the co-occurrence of tinnitus-related distress and pain experiences alongside psychological factors that may underlie their association.

Method

Patients with chronic tinnitus (N = 1238) completed a questionnaire battery examining tinnitus-related distress and affective and sensory pain perceptions. A series of simple, parallel- and serial multiple mediator models examined indirect effects of psychological comorbidities as well as -process variables including depressivity, perceived stress and coping attitudes. Moderator and moderated mediation analyses examined differential relational patterns in patients with decompensated vs. compensated tinnitus.