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Harvey B Abrams1, Theresa H Chisolm, Rachel McArdle
1VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida 33744, and the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of South Florida, USA. harvey.abrams@med.va.gov
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.
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