title: Problems encountered at work by people with severe acquired hearing loss.
abstract: A structured questionnaire concerning problems encountered at work was administered to 88 adults of employment age suffering from acquired sensorineural hearing loss (60 dB +). While respondents were not likely to be out of work by virtue of their hearing loss, they found it difficult to cope at work for a variety of reasons. Information from a subsequent open-ended interview threw some light on the validity of the questionnaire and in particular illustrated the need to combine quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires