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KMID : 0361020140570010022
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2014 Volume.57 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.26
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The Analysis of Anxiety, Depression, and Type D Personality in Patients with Tinnitus
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Choi Yoon-Seok
Na Hyung-Gyun
Song Si-Youn
Kim Yong-Dae
Bae Chang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives : Tinnitus is a disease with high prevalence and a wide range of etiologies. Tinnitus has a lot of impact on the patients, causing psychological distress such as anxiety and depression. Type D personality is related to the negative emotions including to anxiety and depression. Therefore, the goal of this study was to understand the relationship between tinnitus and anxiety/depression/type D personality.
Subjects and Method : Ninety three patients with chronic subjective tinnitus, who visited the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery in Yeungnam University Hospital from May, 2012 to October, 2012. The tinnitus patients were asked to complete a survey: regarding demographic data, otologic history, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAM-A), type D personality scale 14 (DS-14), and tinnitus handicap inventory (THI).
Results : The tinnitus patients had significantly higher levels of type D personality (58.1%). In the tinnitus patients, as the score of THI increased, the BDI and HAM-A scores increased. As the DS-14 score increased, the THI scores increased.
Conclusion : These results suggest that the tinnitus patients have high prevalence of type D personality compared to that shown in the general population. And the handicap of tinnitus is related to anxiety, depression and type D personality.
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KEYWORD
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Anxiety, Depression, Tinnitus, Type D personality
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