Assessing outcomes of tinnitus intervention

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-105

  Newman, Craig W ^a   Sandridge, Sharon A ^a   Jacobson, Gary P ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health related quality of life; Outcomes; Responsiveness; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MEASUREMENT; META ANALYSIS; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84896938754     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.25.1.6     Document Type: Review

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