hearing impairment hearingloss
Conditions
Interventions
The VEP comprise a half-day assessment of complex problems at the Audiological
Center conducted by a team of professionals from different disciplines: E.N.T.
physician, audiologist, occupational phy
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis with hearing impairment (i.e. mean pure-tone hearing loss at 1, 2 and 4 kHZ in best ear >25 dB HL) or a score of *insufficient* or *poor* on the National Hearing Test 2. Age above 18 years 3. Able to complete questionnaires written in Dutch language and capable of giving informed consent 4. Working for at least 8 hours a week 5. Available for the study for the following 12 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not willing or unable to comply with the study protocol 2. Those who have already been referred to or passed a VEP in the last year 3. Those for whom tinnitus is the primary condition affecting the individual 4. Those who were pregnant
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Coping of people with a hearing impairment will be measured by the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) (Kramer et al., 1995; Mokkink et al., 2008). With the 4-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) we measured the distress of the participants (Terluin et al., 2004; Terluin et al., 2006). The subscales 'decision latitude' (skill dicretion' and 'decison authority'), 'phychological job demands', 'physical job demands', 'supevisor social support' and 'coworker social support' of the Job Control Questionnaire (JCQ) to measure the psychosocial work characteristics (Karasek et al., 1998). ASE-determinants (attitude, social influence, self-efficacy) will be measured with questionnaires based on studies of Driessen et al., 2008 and Vyth et al., 2011. Quality of life will be measured by EQ-5D and VAS. General Self Efficacy Scale (Bosscher et al., 1998) to measure the self efficacy. Direct and indirect costs will be measured with questionnaires: Costs for sick leave will be measured subjective and objective. PROductivity and DISease Questionnaire (PRODISQ) (Koopmanschap 2005) and the Health and work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ) (Kessler et al., 2004) to measure productivity and sick leave. We also measured the sick leave data as registered by the company. The health care costs will be measured with the questionnaire for Costs associated with psychiatric illness (TIC-P). Patient satisfaction of the participants of the intervention group will be measured by the Patient Satisfaction with Occupational Health Services (PSOHQ) (Verbeek et al., 2005). | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Need for recovery after work (NFR) scale comprised 11 dichotmized items assessing the short term effects of fatigue caused by work activities (Meijman en Van Veldhoven, 1994) . | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed