Tinnitus is commonly defined as an aberrant
perception of sound without external stimulus. It’s a chronic
condition with consequences on the QOL. The coping strategies used
were not always effective and coping was identified as a predictor of
QOL in individuals with tinnitus, which reinforces the idea that in
health the use of effective coping styles should be promoted. This
work intend to verify relations between coping strategies assessed by
BriefCope in subjects with tinnitus and variables such as gender, age
and severity of tinnitus measured by THI and the Visual Analogue
Scale and also hearing and hyperacusis. The results indicate that there
are any statistically significant relationships between the variables
assessed in relation to the results of BriefCope except in the Visual
Analogue Scale.These results, indicating no relationship between
almost all variables, reinforce the need for further study of coping
strategies use by these patients.
[1] K, Heinecke,C. Weise, K. Schwarz, and W. Rief, "Physiological and
psychological stress reactivity in chronic tinnitus,” Journal of
Behavioural Medicine, 31, 2008, pp. 179-88.
[2] J. L. Pais-Ribeiro, and A.P.Rodrigues,"Questões acerca do Coping: A
propósito do estudo de adaptação do BriefCope,”Psicologia, Saúde &
Doença, Vol. 5 (1), 2004, pp. 3-15.
[3] A. S. Antoniazzi, D. D. Dell’Aglio, andD. R. Bandeira, "O conceito de
coping: uma revisão teórica,”Estudos de Psicologia, Vol. 3 (2), 1998,
pp. 273-294.
[4] J. L. Pais-Ribeiro, Introdução à Psicologia da Saúde. Coimbra:
Quarteto, 2005.
[5] P. J. Jastreboff, andJ. W. P. Hazell, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.
Cambridge: University Press, pag. 1,2004.
[6] R. Dauman, "Acouphénes: mecanismes et approche clinique,
Encyclopedie Médico-Chirurgicale, Oto-rhino-laryngologie, 20- 180-A-
10. Paris: Elsevier,1997.
[7] M. Pilgramm, R. Rychlick, H. Lebish, H. Siedentrop, G. Goebel, and
D.Kirchoff, "Tinnitus in Federal Republic Germany: A representative
epidemiological study”. In Proceedings of the Sixth International
Tinnitus SeminarJ. Hazell (Ed.), Cambridge: The Tinnitus and
Hiperacusis Centre, 1999, pp. 64-67.
[8] A. McCombe, D. Baguley, R. Coles, L. McKenna, C. McKinney, and P.
Windle-Taylor, "Guidelines for the grading of tinnitus severity: The
results of a working group commissioned by the British Association of
Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons,”Clinical Otolaryngology,
Vol. 26, 2001, pp. 388-393.
[9] G. Andersson, "Psychological aspects of tinnitus and the application of
cognitive-behavioral therapy,”Clinical Psychological Review, 22, 977-
990. (2002).
[10] V. Oliveira, Qualidade de vida em doentes com acufenos: comparação
com a percepção do acompanhante. Master Thesis; in
https://bdigital.ufp.pt/dspace/handle/10284/471, 2007.
[11] V. Oliveira, andR. Meneses, "O papel do SF-36v2 em indivíduos com
queixas de zumbidos: Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida,”. In Saúde e
Qualidade de Vida em análise C. Sequeira, I. L. Ribeiro, J. C. Carvalho,
T. Martins & T. Rodrigues (Eds.), Porto, Escola Superior de
Enfermagem do Porto – Núcleo de Investigação em Saúde e Qualidade
de Vida, 2009, pp. 248-257.
[12] R. G. Panzini, N. S. Rocha, D. R. Bandeira, and M. P. A. Fleck,
"Qualidade de Vida e Espiritualidade,”Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica,
Vol. 34, supl 1,2007, pp. 105-115.
[13] R. Budd, andR. Pugh, "The relationship between locus of control,
tinnitus severity, and emotional distress in a group of tinnitus sufferers,”
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 39 (8), 1995. pp. 1015-1018.
[14] R. Dineen, J. Doyle, and J. Bench, "Audiological and Psychological
Characteristics of a Group of Tinnitus Sufferers, Prior to Tinnitus
Management Training,” British Journal of Audiology, Vol. 31, 1, 1997,
pp. 27-38.
[15] G. He, and S. Liu, "Quality of Life and Coping Styles in Chinese
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients After Hospitalization”. Cancer
Nursing, Vol. 28, 3, 2005, pp. 179-186.
[16] M. Roggerone, "Determinants of tinnitus’ impact in Quality of Life in an
outpatient clinic protocol”l. Consultedin 18th May 2010, inGroningen
Royal
University:http://umcg.wewi.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Rapporten/201
0/tinnituspolikliniek/3.pag.pdf, 2010.
[1] K, Heinecke,C. Weise, K. Schwarz, and W. Rief, "Physiological and
psychological stress reactivity in chronic tinnitus,” Journal of
Behavioural Medicine, 31, 2008, pp. 179-88.
[2] J. L. Pais-Ribeiro, and A.P.Rodrigues,"Questões acerca do Coping: A
propósito do estudo de adaptação do BriefCope,”Psicologia, Saúde &
Doença, Vol. 5 (1), 2004, pp. 3-15.
[3] A. S. Antoniazzi, D. D. Dell’Aglio, andD. R. Bandeira, "O conceito de
coping: uma revisão teórica,”Estudos de Psicologia, Vol. 3 (2), 1998,
pp. 273-294.
[4] J. L. Pais-Ribeiro, Introdução à Psicologia da Saúde. Coimbra:
Quarteto, 2005.
[5] P. J. Jastreboff, andJ. W. P. Hazell, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.
Cambridge: University Press, pag. 1,2004.
[6] R. Dauman, "Acouphénes: mecanismes et approche clinique,
Encyclopedie Médico-Chirurgicale, Oto-rhino-laryngologie, 20- 180-A-
10. Paris: Elsevier,1997.
[7] M. Pilgramm, R. Rychlick, H. Lebish, H. Siedentrop, G. Goebel, and
D.Kirchoff, "Tinnitus in Federal Republic Germany: A representative
epidemiological study”. In Proceedings of the Sixth International
Tinnitus SeminarJ. Hazell (Ed.), Cambridge: The Tinnitus and
Hiperacusis Centre, 1999, pp. 64-67.
[8] A. McCombe, D. Baguley, R. Coles, L. McKenna, C. McKinney, and P.
Windle-Taylor, "Guidelines for the grading of tinnitus severity: The
results of a working group commissioned by the British Association of
Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons,”Clinical Otolaryngology,
Vol. 26, 2001, pp. 388-393.
[9] G. Andersson, "Psychological aspects of tinnitus and the application of
cognitive-behavioral therapy,”Clinical Psychological Review, 22, 977-
990. (2002).
[10] V. Oliveira, Qualidade de vida em doentes com acufenos: comparação
com a percepção do acompanhante. Master Thesis; in
https://bdigital.ufp.pt/dspace/handle/10284/471, 2007.
[11] V. Oliveira, andR. Meneses, "O papel do SF-36v2 em indivíduos com
queixas de zumbidos: Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida,”. In Saúde e
Qualidade de Vida em análise C. Sequeira, I. L. Ribeiro, J. C. Carvalho,
T. Martins & T. Rodrigues (Eds.), Porto, Escola Superior de
Enfermagem do Porto – Núcleo de Investigação em Saúde e Qualidade
de Vida, 2009, pp. 248-257.
[12] R. G. Panzini, N. S. Rocha, D. R. Bandeira, and M. P. A. Fleck,
"Qualidade de Vida e Espiritualidade,”Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica,
Vol. 34, supl 1,2007, pp. 105-115.
[13] R. Budd, andR. Pugh, "The relationship between locus of control,
tinnitus severity, and emotional distress in a group of tinnitus sufferers,”
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Vol. 39 (8), 1995. pp. 1015-1018.
[14] R. Dineen, J. Doyle, and J. Bench, "Audiological and Psychological
Characteristics of a Group of Tinnitus Sufferers, Prior to Tinnitus
Management Training,” British Journal of Audiology, Vol. 31, 1, 1997,
pp. 27-38.
[15] G. He, and S. Liu, "Quality of Life and Coping Styles in Chinese
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients After Hospitalization”. Cancer
Nursing, Vol. 28, 3, 2005, pp. 179-186.
[16] M. Roggerone, "Determinants of tinnitus’ impact in Quality of Life in an
outpatient clinic protocol”l. Consultedin 18th May 2010, inGroningen
Royal
University:http://umcg.wewi.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/FILES/root/Rapporten/201
0/tinnituspolikliniek/3.pag.pdf, 2010.
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perception of sound without external stimulus. It’s a chronic
condition with consequences on the QOL. The coping strategies used
were not always effective and coping was identified as a predictor of
QOL in individuals with tinnitus, which reinforces the idea that in
health the use of effective coping styles should be promoted. This
work intend to verify relations between coping strategies assessed by
BriefCope in subjects with tinnitus and variables such as gender, age
and severity of tinnitus measured by THI and the Visual Analogue
Scale and also hearing and hyperacusis. The results indicate that there
are any statistically significant relationships between the variables
assessed in relation to the results of BriefCope except in the Visual
Analogue Scale.These results, indicating no relationship between
almost all variables, reinforce the need for further study of coping
strategies use by these patients.
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