TY - JOUR
T1 - Group or individual tinnitus therapy
T2 - what matters to participants?
AU - Thompson, Patricia
AU - Pryce, Helen
AU - Refaie, El
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Objective: To explore the 'active ingredient' of tinnitus therapy groups. Study design: The design was an inductive qualitative study informed by grounded theory. Eight participants, four from a tinnitus group and four from individual therapy with similar content, were invited to discuss their experiences of tinnitus therapy. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using a constant comparative approach. Results: The findings revealed that group experiences facilitate information exchange and social comparison, which facilitates coping. Conclusions: The human dynamics of groups may have an additional therapeutic benefit.
AB - Objective: To explore the 'active ingredient' of tinnitus therapy groups. Study design: The design was an inductive qualitative study informed by grounded theory. Eight participants, four from a tinnitus group and four from individual therapy with similar content, were invited to discuss their experiences of tinnitus therapy. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using a constant comparative approach. Results: The findings revealed that group experiences facilitate information exchange and social comparison, which facilitates coping. Conclusions: The human dynamics of groups may have an additional therapeutic benefit.
KW - coping
KW - social comparison
KW - tinnitus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052067175&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/1651386X.2011.604470
U2 - 10.3109/1651386X.2011.604470
DO - 10.3109/1651386X.2011.604470
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052067175
SN - 1651-386X
VL - 9
SP - 110
EP - 116
JO - Audiological Medicine
JF - Audiological Medicine
IS - 3
ER -