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dc.contributor.authorSvinndal, Elisabeth Vigrestad
dc.contributor.authorSolheim, Jorunn
dc.contributor.authorRise, Marit By
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-01T12:21:07Z
dc.date.available2019-02-01T12:21:07Z
dc.date.created2018-09-25T08:28:45Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1499-2027
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2583498
dc.description.abstractObjective: To study work participation of persons with hearing loss, and associations with hearing disabilities, self-reported workability, fatigue and work accommodation. Design: Cross-sectional internet-based survey. Study sample: A total of 10,679 persons with hearing loss within working-age were invited to answer the survey, where 3330 answered (35.6%). Results: Degree of hearing loss was associated with low workability, fatigue and work place accommodation, while sick leave was associated with fatigue. Degree of hearing loss was positively associated with being unemployed (p < .001) and having part-time work (p < .01) (often combined with disability benefits) for women. Work place accommodation was more frequently provided among respondents working with sedentary postures, high seniority, long-term sick leave or low workability. Additional unfavourable sensory conditions were associated with decreased employment (p < .001) and workability, and an increase in sick leave (p < .01) and fatigue (p < .001). Conclusions: Hearing loss seemed to influence work participation factors negatively; particularly, for moderate hearing loss and for women, even though the degree of employment was high. A lack of work place accommodation when there was a need for such was found. This implies increased attentiveness towards individual needs concerning the experienced disability a hearing loss may produce. A more frequent use of hearing disability assessment is suggested.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisnb_NO
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectHearing loss, work, participation, disability, accommodation, hearing impairmentnb_NO
dc.titleHearing loss and work participation: a cross-sectional study in Norwaynb_NO
dc.title.alternativeHearing loss and work participation: a cross-sectional study in Norwaynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber646-656nb_NO
dc.source.volume57nb_NO
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Audiologynb_NO
dc.source.issue9nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14992027.2018.1464216
dc.identifier.cristin1613176
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cristin.unitcode194,65,35,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for psykisk helse
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