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dc.contributor.authorNiemann, Uli-
dc.contributor.authorBrueggemann, Petra-
dc.contributor.authorBoecking, Benjamin-
dc.contributor.authorMebus, Wilhelm-
dc.contributor.authorRose, Matthias-
dc.contributor.authorSpiliopoulou, Myra-
dc.contributor.authorMazurek, Birgit-
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T08:48:27Z-
dc.date.available2021-04-14T08:48:27Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.date.submitted2020-
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/36527-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25673/36294-
dc.description.abstractChronic tinnitus is a complex, multi-factorial symptom that requires careful assessment and management. Evidence-based therapeutic approaches involve audiological and psychological treatment components. However, not everyone benefits from treatment. The identification and characterisation of patient subgroups (or “phenotypes”) may provide clinically relevant information. Due to the large number of assessment tools, data-driven methods appear to be promising. The acceptance of these empirical results can be further strengthened by a comprehensive visualisation. In this study, we used cluster analysis to identify distinct tinnitus phenotypes based on self-report questionnaire data and implemented a visualisation tool to explore phenotype idiosyncrasies. 1228 patients with chronic tinnitus from the Charité Tinnitus Center in Berlin were included. At baseline, each participant completed 14 questionnaires measuring tinnitus distress, -loudness, frequency and location, depressivity, perceived stress, quality of life, physical and mental health, pain perception, somatic symptom expression and coping attitudes. Four distinct patient phenotypes emerged from clustering: avoidant group (56.8%), psychosomatic group (14.1%), somatic group (15.2%), and distress group (13.9%). Radial bar- and line charts allowed for visual inspection and juxtaposition of major phenotype characteristics. The phenotypes differed in terms of clinical information including psychological symptoms, quality of life, coping attitudes, stress, tinnitus-related distress and pain, as well as socio-demographics. Our findings suggest that identifiable patient subgroups and their visualisation may allow for stratified treatment strategies and research designs.-
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG-Publikationsfonds 2020-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.relation.ispartofhttps://www.nature.com/srep/-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/-
dc.subjectTinnitus patientseng
dc.subjectCluster analysiseng
dc.subjectVisual comparisoneng
dc.subject.ddc006-
dc.titlePhenotyping chronic tinnitus patients using self-report questionnaire data : cluster analysis and visual comparisoneng
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:gbv:ma9:1-1981185920-365271-
local.versionTypepublishedVersion-
local.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleScientific reports-
local.bibliographicCitation.volume10-
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2020-
local.bibliographicCitation.pagestart1-
local.bibliographicCitation.pageend10-
local.bibliographicCitation.publishernameMacmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature-
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherplace[London]-
local.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1038/s41598-020-73402-8-
local.openaccesstrue-
dc.identifier.ppn1734605731-
local.bibliographicCitation.year2020-
cbs.sru.importDate2021-04-14T08:12:15Z-
local.bibliographicCitationEnthalten in Scientific reports - [London] : Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 2011-
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