Efficacy and factors influencing outcomes of customized music therapy combined with a follow-up system in chronic tinnitus patients

Table 3 Treatment outcomes after 3 months of personalized, customized music therapy

Therapy time	Baseline	1 month	2 months	3 months	P*
THI	56 (38,74)	44 (26, 62)^a	40 (24,58)^a,b	40 (18,55)^a,b	< 0.001
HADS-A	9 (7,12)	8 (6,10)^a	8 (5,10)^a	7 (5,9)^a,b	< 0.001
HADS-D	6 (4,10)	6 (3,9)^a	6 (3,9)^a	5 (2,9)^a,b	< 0.001
VAS	6 (4,7)	5 (3,6)^a	4 (3,6)^a,b	4 (3,6)^a,b	< 0.001

* = Friedman test; Superscript letters indicate
a = comparison with baseline (P < 0.001)
b = comparison with 1 month after therapy (P < 0.05); data are presented as Median (lower quartile, upper quartile); THI Tinnitus Handicap Inventory; HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; A Anxiety;D:Depression; VAS Visual Analogue Scale

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