Hearing impairment and daily-life fatigue: a qualitative study.
Objective: Hearing impairment is linked to increased fatigue, yet little is known about the real-world impact of this fatigue. This qualitative study investigated the experience of daily-life fatigue in people with a hearing impairment. Design: Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 58; no. 7; pp. 408 - 417 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2019
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