Telehealth tinnitus therapy during the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK: uptake and related factors.
Int J Audiol
; 60(5): 322-327, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-809146
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The Audiology Department at the Royal Surrey County Hospital usually offers face-to-face audiologist-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for tinnitus rehabilitation. During COVID-19 lockdown, patients were offered telehealth CBT via video using a web-based platform. This study evaluated the proportion of patients who took up the offer of telehealth sessions and factors related to this.DESIGN:
Retrospective service evaluation. STUDY SAMPLE 113 consecutive patients whose care was interrupted by the lockdown.RESULTS:
80% of patients accepted telehealth. The main reasons for declining were not having access to a suitable device and the belief that telehealth appointments would not be useful. Compared to having no hearing loss in the better ear, having a mild or moderate hearing loss increased the chance of declining telehealth by factors of 3.5 (p = 0.04) and 14.9 (p = 0.038), respectively. High tinnitus annoyance as measured via the visual analogue scale increased the chance of declining telehealth appointments by a factor of 1.4 (p = 0.019).CONCLUSIONS:
Although CBT via telehealth was acceptable to most patients, alternatives may be necessary for the 20% who declined. These tended to have worse hearing in their better ear and more annoying tinnitus.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Correction of Hearing Impairment
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Tinnitus
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Telerehabilitation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Audiol
Journal subject:
Audiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
14992027.2020.1822553
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