Working life trajectories with hearing impairment

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Table 1. Characteristics of participants.

Variables		Total sample
Number of participants		21
Gender	Females	13
Age (mean (range))		55.7 (32–67)
Auditory status*	Pre-lingual/childhood onset	6
	Severe/profound hearing loss (cochlear implants)	9 (4)
	Moderate hearing loss	10
	Mild hearing loss	2
	Tinnitus (severe)	9 (6)
	Ménière’s disease	1
	Dual sensory loss	1
	Hearing aid users (combination with cochlear implant)	18 (1)
Education	Higher education – university	16
	Vocational training – college	4
	Primary education	1
Employment	Full-time position (37.5 h per week)	10
	Part-time position	7
	No position or in disability assessment	4
Manager responsibility	Yes	2
Most recent work	Office and communication work sector	12
	Education sector	4
	Health and care sector	3
	Practical work/support sector	2

* Inclusion in multiple categories possible.

Figure 1. Factors influencing the degree of strain according to the contexts. Arrows indicating possible relationships between the levels of the contexts.

Figure 2. Influential factors in working life trajectories.

Figure 3. Outcome of working life trajectories through the phases of acknowledgement.