Living with tinnitus and the health care journey: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 250-264

  Marks, Elizabeth ^a,b   Smith, Paula ^a   McKenna, Laurence ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biopsychosocial; cognitive behaviour; interpretative phenomenological analysis; tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; EMOTION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85059578222     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12351     Document Type: Article

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