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Trends in Amplification, Vol. 9, No. 3, 99-109 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/108471380500900302

Health-Related Quality of Life and Hearing Aids: A Tutorial

Harvey B. Abrams, PhD

Audiology and Speech Pathology Service (126), VA Medical Center, PO Box 5005, Bay Pines, FL 33744; harvey.abrams{at}med.va.gov

Theresa H. Chisolm, PhD

Rachel McArdle, PhD

VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida and the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of South Florida

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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