title: Evaluating the problems of the hearing impaired.
abstract: Approaches to evaluating the problems of hearing-impaired patients are discussed in the context of an open-ended problem questionnaire, handicap scales and personality measures. Some baseline data are presented for the problem questionnaire. A comparison between different handicap scales used in the English language is made. A presentation of the personality scores of a hearing-impaired population is given. The importance of using these three approaches together, rather than in isolation, is emphasised.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires