40
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Structure of Perceived Handicap in Middle-Aged Males with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, with and without Tinnitus

, &
Pages 137-152 | Received 07 Oct 1991, Accepted 20 Feb 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Brainerd S H, Frankel G B. The relationship between audiometric and self-report measures of hearing handicap. Ear Hear 1985; 6: 89–92
  • Lutman M E, Brown E J, Coles R RA. Self-reported disability and handicap in the population in relation to pure-tone threshold, age, sex and type of hearing loss. Br J Audiol 1987; 21: 45–58
  • Hallberg L RM, Carlsson S G. Hearing impairment, coping, and perceived hearing handicap in middle-aged subjects with acquired hearing loss. Br J Audiol 1991; 25: 323–330
  • High W S, Fairbanks G, Glorig A. Scale for self-assessment of hearing handicap. J Speech Hear Disord 1964; 29: 215–230
  • Tyler R S, Smith P A. Sentence identification in noise and hearing handicap questionnaires. Scand Audiol 1983; 12: 285–292
  • World Health Organization. International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH). A Manual of Classification Relating to Consequences of Diseases. WHO, Geneva 1980
  • Söder M. The concept of handicap -a comparison between ICIDH definition and a Swedish definition. Impairment, Disability and Handicaps, M Söder. Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research. 1988; 88: 1
  • Noble W G, Atherley G RC. The Hearing Measurement Scale: A questionnaire for the assessment of auditory disability. J Audit Res 1970; 10: 229–250
  • Giolas T G, Owens E, Lamb S H, Schubert E D. Hearing performance inventory. J Speech Hear Disord 1979; 44: 169–195
  • Demorest M E, Erdman S A. Development of the communication profile for the hearing impaired. J Speech Hear Disord 1987; 52: 129–143
  • Ehmann G. Problem der Ohrgeräusche bei der Lärmschwerhörigkeit; thesis Jena 1965
  • Arlinger S. Tinnitus Epidemiology in Sweden: A Multicenter Study (Tinnitus epidemiologi i Sverige, en multicenterstudie) 2nd Tinnitus Seminar. The Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research and the Handicap Institute, Uppsala 1983; 40–44
  • Axelsson A, Barrenäs ML. Tinnitus in noise-induced hearing loss;. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss., A Dancer, D Henderson, R J Salvi, RP Hamernik. Mosby Year Book, St Louis 1992; 269–276
  • Axelsson A, Sandh A. Tinnitus in noise-induced hearing loss. Br J Audiol 1985; 19: 271–276
  • Coles R RS, Smith P A, Davis A C. The relationship between noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus and its management;. Noise as a Public Health Problem., B Berglund, U Berglund, J Karlsson, T Lindvall. Swedish Council for Building Research, Stockholm 1988
  • Alberti P W. Tinnitus in occupational hearing loss: nosological aspects. Otorhinolaryngol 1987; 16: 134–35
  • Me Shane D P, Hyde M L, Alberti P W. Tinnitus prevalence in industrial hearing loss compensation claimants. Clin Otolaryngol 1988; 13: 323–330
  • Coles R RA. Epidemiology of tinnitus. (2) Demographic and clinical features. J Laryngol Otol 1984; 195–202, suppl 9
  • Hallam R S, Rachman S, Hinchcliffe R. Psychological aspects of tinnitus;. Contributions to Medical Psychology., S Rachman. Pergamon, Oxford 1984; 31–53
  • Erlandsson S I. Tinnitus tolerance or treat? Psychological and physiological aspects; unpubl thesis, Goteborg 1990
  • Erlandsson S, Hallberg L RM, Axelsson A. Psychological correlates of tinnitus severity. Audiology 1992; 31: 168–179
  • Jakes S C, Hallam R S, Chambers C, Hinchcliffe R. A factor analytical study of tinnitus complaint behaviour. Audiology 1985; 24: 195–206
  • Jakes S C, Hallam R S, Rachman S, Hinchcliffe R. The effects of reassurance relation training and distraction on chronic tinnitus sufferers. Behav Res Ther 1986; 24: 497–507
  • Hallam R S, Jakes S C, Hinchcliffe R. Cognitive variables in tinnitus annoyance. Br J Clin Psychol 1988; 27: 213–222
  • Kuk K, Tyler R S, Russel D, Jordan H. The psychometric properties of a tinnitus handicap questionnaire. Ear Hear 1990; 6: 434–445
  • Sweetow R, Levy M. Tinnitus severity scaling for diagnostic and therapeutic usage. Hear Instrum 1990; 41: 20–21
  • Wilson P H, Henry J, Bowen M, Haralambous G. Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire: Psychometric properties of a measure of distress associated with tinnitus. J Speech Hear Res 1991; 34: 197–201
  • Lazarus RS, Folkman S. Coping and adaptation;. Handbook in Behavioral Medicine., WD Gentry. The Guilford Press, New York 1984; 282–325
  • Folkman S, Lazarus R S. An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample. J Health Soc Behav 1980; 21: 219–239
  • Hallberg L RM, Carlsson S G. A qualitative study of strategies for managing a hearing impairment. Br J Audiol 1991; 25: 201–211
  • Brownell A, Shumaker S A. Social support: An introduction to a complex phenomenon. J Soc Issues 1984; 4: 1–9
  • Zimet G D, Dahlem N W, Zimet S G, Farley G K. The multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Assess 1988; 52: 30–41
  • Demorest M E, Erdman S A. Scale composition and item analysis of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired. J Speech Hear Res 1986; 29: 515–535
  • Wright B A. Physical Disability: A Psychological Approach. Harper & Row, New York 1960
  • Wright B A. Physical Disability: A Psychosocial Approach, ed 2. Harper & Row, New York 1983
  • Eriksson-Mangold M, Hallberg L RM, Erlandsson S. Validation of a Swedish version of the hearing measurement scale. Scand Audiol, in press
  • Persson L O. Strategies for Handling Stress: Presentation of a Questionnaire. (Strategier att bemöta stress. Presentation av ett fraˇgcformulär). Department of Psychology, University of Goteborg. 1985, Rep No 5
  • Hallberg LR; Erlandsson S, Carlsson S G. Coping strategies used by middle-aged males with noise-induced hearing loss, with and without tinnitus. Psychology and Health, in press
  • Hallberg L R, Eriksson-Mangold M, Carlsson S G. Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the Communication Strategies Scales of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired. J Speech Hear 1992; 35: 666–674
  • Felton B J, Revenson T A, Hinrich-sen G A. Stress and coping in the explanation of psychological adjustment among chronically ill adults. Soc Sci Med 1984; 10: 889–898
  • Linkowski D C, Dunn M A. Self-concept and acceptance of disability. Rehabil Couns Bull 1974; 18: 28–32
  • Johnsson T. On stepwise procedures for some multiple inference problems; unpubl thesis, Goteborg 1989
  • Erlandsson S I, Rubinstein B, Axels-son A, Carlsson S G. Psychological dimensions in patients with disabling tinnitus and craniomandibular disorders (CMD). Br J Audiol 1991; 25: 15–24
  • Stephens S D, Hallam R S, Jakes S C. Tinnitus: A management model. Clin Otolaryngol 1986; 11: 22–238
  • Sweetow R W. Cognitive aspects of tinnitus patient management. Ear Hear 1986; 6: 390–396
  • Hétu R, Lalonde M, Getty L. Psychosocial disadvantages associated with occupational hearing loss as experienced in the family. Audiology 1987; 26: 141–152
  • Hétu R, Riverin L, Getty L, Lalande N, St-Cyr C. The reluctance to acknowledge hearing difficulties among hearing-impaired workers. Br J Audiol 1990; 24: 265–276
  • Tyler R S, Baker U. Difficulties experienced by tinnitus sufferers. J Speech Hear Disord 1983; 48: 150–154
  • Hallam R S. Living with tinnitus. Dealing with the ringing in your ears. Thorson, Wellingborough 1989
  • Lazarus R S. Thoughts on the relation between emotion and cognition. Am Psychol 1982; 9: 1019–1024
  • Getty L, Hétu R. Coping with occupational hearing loss: The University of Montreal Acoustics Group Rehabilitation Program; in Work-safe Australia: Occupational noise-induced hearing loss. Prevention and rehabilitation, Armidale 1990
  • Cohen S, Syme S L. Issues in the study and application of social support;. Social Support and Health., S Cohen, SL Syme. Academic Press, Orlando 1985
  • Shumaker S A, Brownell A. Toward a theory of social support: Closing conceptual gaps. J Soc Issues 1984; 4: 11–36
  • Törestad B. Empirical studies of anxiety and anger; unpubl thesis, Stockholm 1990

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.