title: [Effect of negative life events on tinnitus patients quality of life].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the relationship between negative life events and quality of life of tinnitus patients, and explore the role of negative life events in psychological counseling and rehabilitation of tinnitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-one cases of tinnitus patients and 61 normal controls were tested with tinnitus handicap inventory and life event scale, scores were compared and the associated analysis was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stimulating quantity of negative life events in the tinnitus group, compared with the control group was statistically different (Z = -2.56. P < 0.05). The incidence of negative life events in the tinnitus group compared with the control group was no statistically different (chi2 = 0.05, P > 0.05). The incidence of abnormal scores of negative life events compared with the control group was statistically different (chi2 = 16.68, P < 0.01). Positive correlation in tinnitus group was found between scores of negative life events and scores of tinnitus handicap inventory (r = 0.41, P < 0.01). The higher the score of negative life events, the lower the quality of life with tinnitus patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Severity of negative life events and tinnitus is closely related, and negative life events can reduce the quality of tinnitus patients life. We should pay more attention to negative life events in psychological counseling with tinnitus patients. The intervention in negative life events can improve the quality of life. providing the targeted and individualized theory basis for tinnitus psychological counseling and rehabilitation.
authors.forename: Jianle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaoyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Jiaqun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult