Internet-based interventions for adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and vestibular disorders: A protocol for a systematic review

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Beukes, Eldré W ^a,b   Manchaiah, Vinaya ^b,c,d   Baguley, David M ^e,f   Allen, Peter M ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^g,h  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Audiology India   (India)

^e The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with UK Health Security Agency   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

eHealth; Hearing loss; Internet interventions; Protocol; Self help; Systematic review; Tinnitus; Vestibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DIZZINESS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; TELEMEDICINE; TINNITUS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 85057106707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0880-9     Document Type: Review

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