This study was undertaken to identify the content and regularity of messaging that people with tinnitus might find useful in a mobile-based therapeutic application. BACKGROUND: Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of a physical sound source. Perceived as a sound, tinnitus distress is associated with complex biopsychosocial interactions....
No actionable change yet — findings describe patient message preferences for a tinnitus mHealth app design; implementation guidance will depend on subsequent app development and testing.
Understanding patient-preferred message content and delivery frequency is a critical design step for effective mHealth interventions in tinnitus management.
- 01Large-sample survey of adults with tinnitus focused on mHealth app message preferences.
- 02Identifies preferred content types and optimal frequency for educational/counseling messages.
- 03Targets behavioral change as a therapeutic goal in tinnitus management.
- 04Findings are foundational for future mHealth app design, not clinical deployment.
- 05Published in Patient Education and Counseling (doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109718).
Patient preferences for message content and frequency can be identified through large-sample surveys to guide mHealth app design for tinnitus behavioral change.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42224914
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109718.
- Journal
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Adults with tinnitus
- Intervention
- Survey of preferred mHealth educational and counseling message content and frequency for tinnitus behavioral change
Primary outcomes
Preferred content of educational/counseling messages; Preferred frequency of message delivery