| Literature DB >> 16244757 |
Harvey B Abrams1, Theresa H Chisolm, Rachel McArdle.
Abstract
Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) instruments measure the impact of a disorder and treatment on several attributes that are thought to constitute the self-perceived health status of an individual. This tutorial reviews the conceptual framework of HRQoL, including the challenges associated with defining and measuring HRQoL, specifically as it applies to audiologic care. A relatively new instrument, the World Health Organization-Disability Assessment Schedule II, will be discussed as a potentially valuable instrument to measure the impact of hearing loss and hearing aid intervention on self-perceived HRQoL.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16244757 PMCID: PMC4111521 DOI: 10.1177/108471380500900302
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Amplif ISSN: 1084-7138