TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of Intensive Ecological Sampling of Tinnitus in Intervention Research
AU - Gerull, Katherine M.
AU - Kallogjeri, Dorina
AU - Piccirillo, Marilyn L.
AU - Rodebaugh, Thomas L.
AU - Lenze, Eric J.
AU - Piccirillo, Jay F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2019.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Objective: To assess whether adults with bothersome tinnitus will complete multiple ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) per day, including those during a therapeutic intervention trial. EMA is defined as repeated sampling of subjects’ current behaviors and experiences in real time. Study Design: Twelve-week longitudinal cohort study conducted from August 28, 2017, to December 14, 2017. Setting: Online only. Subjects: Thirty adults with self-reported bothersome nonpulsatile tinnitus of >6 months’ duration. Methods: Participants completed 2 weeks of EMA text surveys 7 times per day (preintervention), followed by 8 weeks of EMA questions 4 times per day (during intervention), concluding with 2 weeks of EMA questions 7 times per day (postintervention) for a total of 420 surveys over 12 weeks. During the 8-week intervention period, participants used a commercially available auditory-intensive online cognitive brain training program for 20 minutes per day, 5 times per week (total, 800 minutes). The primary outcome measures were compliance with EMA surveys, as measured by survey response rates, and participant-reported effects of EMA on their tinnitus bother. Results: Of the 30 participants in this study (20 women and 10 men; median age, 54 years [range, 47-64 years]), 25 participants completed the study protocol (83%). Participants completed a median 87% of EMA surveys (range, 67%-99%). Qualitative analysis of free-text responses found that participants did not report negative side effects of the EMA. Conclusion: Excellent participant compliance can be achieved with multiweek temporally rigorous EMA sampling. EMA sampling can successfully be conducted during an intervention. EMA is a promising sampling methodology in tinnitus research.
AB - Objective: To assess whether adults with bothersome tinnitus will complete multiple ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) per day, including those during a therapeutic intervention trial. EMA is defined as repeated sampling of subjects’ current behaviors and experiences in real time. Study Design: Twelve-week longitudinal cohort study conducted from August 28, 2017, to December 14, 2017. Setting: Online only. Subjects: Thirty adults with self-reported bothersome nonpulsatile tinnitus of >6 months’ duration. Methods: Participants completed 2 weeks of EMA text surveys 7 times per day (preintervention), followed by 8 weeks of EMA questions 4 times per day (during intervention), concluding with 2 weeks of EMA questions 7 times per day (postintervention) for a total of 420 surveys over 12 weeks. During the 8-week intervention period, participants used a commercially available auditory-intensive online cognitive brain training program for 20 minutes per day, 5 times per week (total, 800 minutes). The primary outcome measures were compliance with EMA surveys, as measured by survey response rates, and participant-reported effects of EMA on their tinnitus bother. Results: Of the 30 participants in this study (20 women and 10 men; median age, 54 years [range, 47-64 years]), 25 participants completed the study protocol (83%). Participants completed a median 87% of EMA surveys (range, 67%-99%). Qualitative analysis of free-text responses found that participants did not report negative side effects of the EMA. Conclusion: Excellent participant compliance can be achieved with multiweek temporally rigorous EMA sampling. EMA sampling can successfully be conducted during an intervention. EMA is a promising sampling methodology in tinnitus research.
KW - EMA
KW - intervention
KW - tinnitus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064929298&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0194599819844968
DO - 10.1177/0194599819844968
M3 - Article
C2 - 31013203
AN - SCOPUS:85064929298
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 161
SP - 485
EP - 492
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
IS - 3
ER -