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

open access: yesTrends 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

Cognitive Processing Speed, Working Memory, and the Intelligibility of Hearing Aid-Processed Speech in Persons with Hearing Impairment

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2017
Previous studies have demonstrated that successful listening with advanced signal processing in digital hearing aids is associated with individual cognitive capacity, particularly working memory capacity (WMC).
Wycliffe Kabaywe Yumba   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

open access: yesArthritis 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

The genetics of learning disabilities [PDF]

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1998
Moderate and severe learning disabilities are defined as conditions in which intellectual capacity is compromised, with the likelihood that there will be no catch‐up development.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Families through Early Intervention

open access: yesIranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2003
Internationally early intervention programmes for infants and preschoolers with disabilities have proved to be remarkably successful. In many countries, they began with teachers for visually impaired or hearing impaired children visiting the family home ...
Roy McConkey
doaj  

Navigating Complexity: A Case Report on Interplay of Intellectual Disability (ID), Schizophrenia, Clozapine Treatment and Chemotherapy

open access: yesBJPsych Open
Aims The use of Clozapine treatment requires rigorous and mandatory monitoring due to the side effects profile of Clozapine. Certain clinical situations may pose a dilemma for clinicians such as concomitant use of clozapine during myelosuppressive ...
Alexandra Marconi, Alaa Martin
doaj   +1 more source

Testing listening effort for speech comprehension using the individuals’ cognitive spare capacity

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2011
Most hearing aid fittings today are almost solely based on the patient’s audiogram. Although the loss of gain in the cochlea is important, for a more optimal fitting, more individual parameters of the patient’s cochlear loss together with the patient's ...
N. Rönnberg, S. Stenfelt, M. Rudner
doaj   +1 more source

A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

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