Catastrophizing and fear of tinnitus predict quality of life in patients with chronic tinnitus

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 634-641

  Cima, Rilana F F ^a,b   Crombez, Geert ^c   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TINNITUS;

EID: 80052491828     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31821106dd     Document Type: Article

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