The ICF core sets for hearing loss project : international expert survey on functioning and disability of adults with hearing loss using the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF)

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dc.contributor.author Granberg, Sarah
dc.contributor.author Swanepoel, De Wet
dc.contributor.author Englund, Ulrika
dc.contributor.author Möller, Claes
dc.contributor.author Danermark, Berth
dc.date.accessioned 2014-09-01T08:10:26Z
dc.date.issued 2014-08
dc.description.abstract OBJECTIVE : To identify relevant aspects of functioning, disability, and contextual factors for adults with hearing loss (HL) from hearing health professional perspective summarized using the ICF classification as reference tool. DESIGN : Internet-based cross-sectional survey using open-ended questions. Responses were analysed using a simplified content analysis approach to link concept to ICF categories according to linking rules. STUDY SAMPLE : Hearing health professionals (experts) recruited through e-mail distribution lists of professional organizations and personal networks of ICF core set for hearing loss steering committee members. Stratified sampling according to profession and world region enhanced the international and professional representation. RESULTS : Sixty-three experts constituted the stratified sample used in the analysis. A total of 1726 meaningful concepts were identified in this study, resulting in 209 distinctive ICF categories, with 106 mentioned by 5% or more of respondents. Most categories in the activities & participation component related to communication, while the most frequent environmental factors related to the physical environment such as hearing aids or noise. Mental functions, such as confidence or emotional functions were also frequently highlighted. CONCLUSIONS : More than half (53.3%) of the entire ICF classification categories were included in the expert survey results. This emphasizes the importance of a multidimensional tool, such as the ICF, for assessing persons with hearing loss. en_US
dc.description.librarian hb2014 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Oticon Foundation and Hörselforskningsfonden (Swedish hearing research foundation) en_US
dc.description.uri http://informahealthcare.com/loi/ija en_US
dc.identifier.citation Granberg, S., Swanepoel, DW, Englund, U, Moller, C & Danermark, B 2014, 'The ICF core sets for hearing loss project : international expert survey on functioning and disability of adults with hearing loss using the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF)', International Journal of Audiology, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 497-506. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1499-2027 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1708-8186 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3109/14992027.2014.900196
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41835
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Informa Healthcare en_US
dc.rights © 2014 British Society of Audiology, International. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Audiology, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 497-506, 2014. doi : 10.3109/14992027.2014.900196. International Journal of Audiology is available online at : http://informahealthcare.com/loi/ija. en_US
dc.subject ICF core sets en_US
dc.subject Audiology en_US
dc.subject Expert survey en_US
dc.subject Hearing health professionals en_US
dc.subject Hearing loss (HL) en_US
dc.subject International classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF) en_US
dc.title The ICF core sets for hearing loss project : international expert survey on functioning and disability of adults with hearing loss using the international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF) en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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