Pilot study to develop telehealth tinnitus management for persons with and without traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1025-1042

  Henry, James A ^a,b   Zaugg, Tara L ^a   Myers, Paula J ^c   Schmidt, Caroline J ^d,e   Griest, Susan ^a,b   Legro, Marcia W ^a   Kaelin, Christine ^a   Thielman, Emily J ^a   Storzbach, Daniel M ^f   McMillan, Garnett P ^a   Carlson, Kathleen F ^f,g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Clinical trial; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Education; Hearing disorders; Military veterans; Rehabilitation; Telehealth; Tinnitus; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; HEARING DISORDERS; MILITARY VETERANS; TELEHEALTH; TINNITUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

AUDITION; EDUCATION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

BRAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOLDIER; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TINNITUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84868113035     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.07.0125     Document Type: Article

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