“Something is just not right with my hearing”: early experiences of adults living with hearing loss
To understand the psychosocial process of how adults experience hearing loss; specifically, their readiness to accept that they may have hearing loss, and the challenges and coping strategies associated with it. A grounded theory methodology guided the research. A patient-orientated research approac...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.16750512 2023-05-15T17:22:23+02:00 “Something is just not right with my hearing”: early experiences of adults living with hearing loss Pike, April Moodie, Sheila Parsons, Karen Griffin, Anne Smith-Young, Joanne Young, Terry-Lynn Mills, Leon Barrett, Myrtle Rowe, Leanna Parsons, Marie Kielley, Henry Fleming, Michael 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16750512 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/_Something_is_just_not_right_with_my_hearing_early_experiences_of_adults_living_with_hearing_loss/16750512 unknown Taylor & Francis https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1983656 Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode cc-by-nc-nd-4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Medicine Neuroscience Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology FOS Biological sciences Sociology FOS Sociology 111714 Mental Health FOS Health sciences Text article-journal Journal contribution ScholarlyArticle 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16750512 https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1983656 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z To understand the psychosocial process of how adults experience hearing loss; specifically, their readiness to accept that they may have hearing loss, and the challenges and coping strategies associated with it. A grounded theory methodology guided the research. A patient-orientated research approach informed the study. Thirty-nine individual interviews and six focus groups were completed. Participants included 68 individuals aged 50 years and older with self-reported hearing loss living in Newfoundland and Labrador. The theoretical construct, ‘Realising that something is just not quite right with my hearing’ captured individuals’ experiences as they gradually awakened to the fact that they had hearing loss. Three categories describe the process: (1) Rationalising suspicions, (2) Managing the invisible and (3) Reaching a turning point. Many individuals do not recognise hearing loss in its early stages, although they may be already experiencing its negative effects. It is important to identify motivators to engage individuals as early as possible in their hearing health. Taking a proactive approach to hearing health can help mitigate the potential negative outcomes of hearing loss. Text Newfoundland DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Newfoundland |
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To understand the psychosocial process of how adults experience hearing loss; specifically, their readiness to accept that they may have hearing loss, and the challenges and coping strategies associated with it. A grounded theory methodology guided the research. A patient-orientated research approach informed the study. Thirty-nine individual interviews and six focus groups were completed. Participants included 68 individuals aged 50 years and older with self-reported hearing loss living in Newfoundland and Labrador. The theoretical construct, ‘Realising that something is just not quite right with my hearing’ captured individuals’ experiences as they gradually awakened to the fact that they had hearing loss. Three categories describe the process: (1) Rationalising suspicions, (2) Managing the invisible and (3) Reaching a turning point. Many individuals do not recognise hearing loss in its early stages, although they may be already experiencing its negative effects. It is important to identify motivators to engage individuals as early as possible in their hearing health. Taking a proactive approach to hearing health can help mitigate the potential negative outcomes of hearing loss. |
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