caa a22 4500 475805534 CHVBK 20180406123746.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1005655017175 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1005655017175 Quality of life of hearing-impaired persons who have participated in audiological rehabilitation counselling [Elektronische Daten] [Gunnel Backenroth, BO Ahlner] Hearing impairment may be regarded as a hidden disability in working life, only becoming visible in communication, collaboration and human interaction. The purpose of this study is to describe the reported quality of life of individuals with moderate to severe hearing loss, after their participation in counselling in an audiological rehabilitation program for hearing aid users. The method used was an in-depth interview. The results demonstrated that the counselling interventions had influenced attitudes to hearing impairment and had increased awareness of the hearing impairment and increased demands for more understanding on close relatives and friends. Furthermore, the study found that subjects gained new perspectives and felt more comfortable using a hearing aid. They were given more support, their self-confidence increased and they gained insight into their experienced tiredness. Their ability to use coping strategies in order to deal with their changed life situation was also increased. Implications for counselling are discussed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 quality of life nationallicence work nationallicence counselling nationallicence hearing-impaired nationallicence Backenroth Gunnel Division of Psychiatry Neurotec, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital M57, S-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden, e-mail aut Ahlner BO Department of Audiology, Karolinska Hospital, Box 60500, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden aut International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Kluwer Academic Publishers 22/3(2000-09-01), 225-240 0165-0653 22:3<225 2000 22 10447 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005655017175 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005655017175 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Backenroth Gunnel Division of Psychiatry Neurotec, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital M57, S-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden, e-mail aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahlner BO Department of Audiology, Karolinska Hospital, Box 60500, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Kluwer Academic Publishers 22/3(2000-09-01), 225-240 0165-0653 22:3<225 2000 22 10447 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer