title: [Impact of tinnitus on emotional state of patients according to General Health Questionnaire by Goldberg].
abstract: The aim of the study was to estimate the emotional state and the prediction of the emotional disorder of the patients who suffer from tinnitus. The General Health Questionnaire by Goldberg (GHQ) was used to this study. The study was performed in 129 patients aged 20-78 years who had been suffering from tinnitus for more than 3 months. Based on the results of the examination the patients were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 58 patients without any emotional disorders. The second group consisted of 71 patients who would be supposed to suffer from the emotional disorders in the future. There were no statistical significant differences in the gender, age and the result of the audiometric tests between the groups of the patients. An analysis showed that the results of the GHQ were the statistical significant higher in the second group especially in the part where the symptoms of a depression were estimated.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otiatrii Katedry Otolaryngologii UM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kałuzny
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Durko
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pajor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology*