INTRODUCTION Deafblindness, a health condition with varying combinations of hearing
and vision impairment, affects functioning and social participation. In 2001, the World Health …

The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health (ICF) is widely used in disability and health sectors as a framework to describe the far …

Objective: This study is the second of four to prepare International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF; and Children and Youth version, ICF (‐CY)) Core …

The framework for understanding effortful listening (FUEL) draws on psychological theories
of cognition and motivation. In the present article, theories of social-cognitive psychology are …

Objectives: The goals of the current research were to determine:(1) whether there is a
relationship between perceived social support and hearing aid satisfaction, and (2) how well …

Tinnitus is one of the most distressing hearing-related symptoms. It is often associated with a
range of physiological and psychological complications, such as depression, anxiety, and …

Objective The aim of the current study was to examine the social representation (SR) of
hearing aids in people with hearing loss (PHL) in India, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the …

Background Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in older adults. In
audiology literature, several studies have examined the attitudes and behavior of people …

Objective To explore experienced hearing aid users' perspectives of audiological
assessments and the patient–audiologist communication dynamic during clinical …

Purpose This study explored experiences of self-stigma among older persons with age-
related hearing loss (ARHL) using Corrigan's conceptualization of self-stigma process …