Exploring the role of thoughts in adult patients with tinnitus (1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Using grounded theory to explore the role of thoughts in adult patients with subjective tinnitus, to better understand the conscious cognitive processes that may be involved in developing chronic tinnitus.
IRAS ID
183770
Contact name
Katherine Chilvers
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aston University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 2 days
Research summary
To record and analyze the thoughts held by patients regarding their tinnitus in order to gain a deeper understanding of the conscious processes that may be involved in developing chronic tinnitus.
This will be achieved by giving ‘voice’ to patients own words, language and the meanings these imply through interviewing, using a qualitative grounded theory methodology and data analysis.
This will be in order to, at the very least, identify descriptive themes in this area and at the very most, go towards developing a meaningful theory that may help to explain why some people go on to develop chronic tinnitus and others do not, an area where much is still unknown yet qualitative enquiry may serve to clarify.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/YH/0445
Date of REC Opinion
15 Oct 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion