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Vocal Audiometry in Hearing Aid Outcome Measurements [PDF]

, 2009
Single word repetition in quiet differs drastically from everyday conversation, raising validity issues when quality-of-life-type predictions are made starting from classic vocal audiometry.
Corthals, Paul, De Bont, Marijke, Degryse, Annika   +2 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya, Sandra G. Williams, Raphael A. Kirou, Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hearing aid effectiveness after aural rehabilitation - individual versus group (HEARING) trial: RCT design and baseline characteristics

BMC Health Services Research, 2009
Background Hearing impairment is the most common body system disability in veterans. In 2008, nearly 520,000 veterans had a disability for hearing loss through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Heagerty Patrick J, Liu Chuan-Fen, Souza Pamela E, Collins Margaret P, Amtmann Dagmar, Yueh Bevan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing and communication self-efficacy in adult hearing aid users and non-users with acquired sensorineural hearing loss [PDF]

, 2015
The purpose of this research study is to determine if differences in hearing and communication self-efficacy exist between adult hearing aid users and non-hearing aid users with acquired sensorineural hearing loss.
Hunt, Ali Christina Mercedes
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Hearing impairment and incident disability and all-cause mortality in older British community-dwelling men [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: hearing impairment is common in older adults and has been implicated in the risk of disability and mortality. We examined the association between hearing impairment and risk of incident disability and all-cause mortality. DESIGN
Carvalho, LA, Iliffe, S, Lennon, LT, Liljas, AE, Papacosta, O, Ramsay, SE, Walters, K, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +8 more
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The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Maria Dall'Era, Charmayne Dunlop‐Thomas, Courtney Hoge, S. Sam Lim, Patricia P. Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient satisfaction after auditory implant surgery. ten-year experience from a single implanting unit center [PDF]

, 2016
Conclusions: The satisfaction rate of the subjects with an auditory implant appears strictly related to the resulting auditory improvement, and the surgical variables would play a prevailing role in respect to the esthetic factors.
Atturo, Francesca, Barbara, Maurizio, Bianchi, Alessandra, Filippi, Chiara, Monini, Simonetta, Talamonti, Rita   +5 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the Swedish Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (Screening Version) and Evaluation of Its Effect in Hearing Aid Rehabilitation

Trends in Hearing, 2016
Self-reports of subjective hearing difficulties by people with hearing loss may be a useful complement to audiometry in hearing aid rehabilitation. To be useful, such self-reports need to be reliable.
Marie Öberg
doaj   +1 more source