[Long-term changes in multimodal intensive tinnitus therapy : A 5­year follow-up. German version]. / Langzeitveränderung bei multimodaler Tinnitustherapie : Eine 5­Jahres-Katamnese.

BACKGROUND: We present 5­year follow-up data for tinnitus-specific and comorbid depressive symptoms as well as stress-related outcome variables of an intensive multimodal 7­day tinnitus therapy. METHOD: Tinnitus burden (Tinnitus Questionnaire), stress (Perceived Stress Questionnaire), and depressive symptomatology (General Depression Scale) were measured at the 5­year follow-up after a multimodal intensive 7­day intervention. In all, 94 patients participated in the study. RESULTS: All outcome variables showed significant improvement at the end of the 7­day intensive treatment. These effects remained significant after 5 years. CONCLUSION: The results of the present study support the effectiveness of the 7­day multimodal intensive therapy for tinnitus. Posttreatment improvements were related to both tinnitus burden as well as stress and depressive symptoms and were maintained at the 5­year follow-up.

Erratum to: Long-term changes in multimodal intensive tinnitus therapy. A 5-year follow-up.

Erratum to:HNO 2018 66 (Suppl):S34-S38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00106-017-0463-4 Figure 1 was published incorrectly in the online version of this paper. The correct Figure is reproduced below.

Long-term changes in multimodal intensive tinnitus therapy : A 5­year follow-up.

BACKGROUND: We present 5­year follow-up data for tinnitus-specific and comorbid depressive symptoms as well as stress-related outcome variables of an intensive multimodal 7­day tinnitus therapy. METHOD: Tinnitus burden (Tinnitus Questionnaire), stress (Perceived Stress Questionnaire), and depressive symptomatology (General Depression Scale) were measured at the 5­year follow-up after a multimodal intensive 7­day intervention. In all, 94 patients participated in the study. RESULTS: All outcome variables showed significant improvement at the end of the 7­day intensive treatment. These effects remained significant after 5 years. CONCLUSION: The results of the present study support the effectiveness of the 7­day multimodal intensive therapy for tinnitus. Posttreatment improvements were related to both tinnitus burden as well as stress and depressive symptoms and were maintained at the 5­year follow-up.