Blar i Department of Clinical Medicine på forfatter "Nordvik, Øyvind"
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Generic Quality of Life in persons With Hearing Loss: A Systematic Litterature Review
Nordvik, Øyvind; Heggdal, Peder Olaf Laugen; Brännstrøm, Jonas; Vassbotn, Flemming; Aarstad, Anne Kari Hersvik; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-22)Background: To the best of our knowledge, no empirically based consensus has been reached as to if, and to what extent, persons with hearing loss (HL) have reduced generic Quality of life (QoL). There seems to be limited ... -
Importance of personality and coping expectancy on patient-reported hearing disability, quality of life and distress level: a study of patients referred to an audiology service
Nordvik, Øyvind; Heggdal, Peder O Laugen; Brännström, K. Jonas; Aarstad, Anne Kari; Aarstad, Hans Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hearing loss (HL) affects up to 15% of the world’s adult population. Coping and personality are hypothesized to underlie quality of life (QoL) and distress scores. ... -
Quality of life in persons with hearing loss: The importance of psychological variables and hearing loss severity
Nordvik, Øyvind (Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-14)Hearing loss (HL) is a prevalent condition, representing health and social challenges for a substantial number or of people globally. Up to 15% of the world’s adult population is estimated to suffer from HL. As most people ...