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International Journal of Audiology Volume 57, 2018 - Issue 12
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Original Article

Participants’ experiences of an Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for tinnitus

Eldré W. BeukesDepartment of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK; ;Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vinaya ManchaiahDepartment of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA; ;Department of Speech and Hearing, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India; ;Audiology India, Mysore, Karnataka, India; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407
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Alice S. A. DaviesCollege of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; ;Audiology Department, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK;
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Peter M. AllenDepartment of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK; ;Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4536-7215
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David M. BaguleyNational Institute for Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK; ;Hearing Sciences, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; ;Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-0723
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Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-6745
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Pages 947-954 | Received 18 Jun 2018, Accepted 17 Aug 2018, Published online: 08 Oct 2018
 
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to explore participants’ experiences after undertaking an Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy intervention (ICBT) for tinnitus.

Design: Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted 6–8 months after participants undertook the ICBT intervention. Qualitative thematic analysis was used to interpret the interview data.

Study sample: A purposeful sampling strategy was used to identify a diverse range of participants. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 15 participants. The mean age was 58.5 years, 7 men and 8 women participated.

Results: The analysis generated the following main themes: (1) expectations and motivation for doing the intervention, (2) experiences of the intervention, (3) intervention engagement and (4) intervention effects. Most participants’ expectations were hopeful that the intervention would lessen the impact of their tinnitus. Aspects of the intervention that were beneficial, as well as difficult, were identified together with the impact they had on engagement. Intervention effects were evident on both tinnitus and activities of daily life.

Conclusions: The benefits described by participants indicate the potential of ICBT as an alternate form of intervention delivery. The difficulties that hampered engagement need to be addressed to enhance the application and to optimise the clinical acceptability of ICBT for tinnitus.

Disclosure statement

Anglia Ruskin, Lamar and Linköping Universities, and National Institute for Health Research, UK, supported the undertaking of this study but the views expressed are those of the authors and not of these institutions. No potential conflicts of interests are declared.

Acknowledgements

Our thanks are extended to the participants who gave up their time for these interviews.

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