A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss
Fatigue is common in individuals with a variety of chronic health conditions and can have significant negative effects on quality of life. Although limited in scope, recent work suggests persons with hearing loss may be at increased risk for fatigue, in part due to effortful listening that is exacer...
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| description | Fatigue is common in individuals with a variety of chronic health conditions and can have significant negative effects on quality of life. Although limited in scope, recent work suggests persons with hearing loss may be at increased risk for fatigue, in part due to effortful listening that is exacerbated by their hearing impairment. However, the mechanisms responsible for hearing loss-related fatigue, and the efficacy of audiologic interventions for reducing fatigue, remain unclear. To improve our understanding of hearing loss-related fatigue, as a field it is important to develop a common conceptual understanding of this construct. In this article, the broader fatigue literature is reviewed to identify and describe core constructs, consequences, and methods for assessing fatigue and related constructs. Finally, the current knowledge linking hearing loss and fatigue is described and may be summarized as follows: Hearing impairment may increase the risk of subjective fatigue and vigor deficits; adults with hearing loss require more time to recover from fatigue after work and have more work absences; sustained, effortful, listening can be fatiguing; optimal methods for eliciting and measuring fatigue in persons with hearing loss remain unclear and may vary with listening condition; and amplification may minimize decrements in cognitive processing speed during sustained effortful listening. Future research is needed to develop reliable measurement methods to quantify hearing loss-related fatigue, explore factors responsible for modulating fatigue in people with hearing loss, and identify and evaluate potential interventions for reducing hearing loss-related fatigue. |
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| spelling | nottingham-380502020-05-04T17:58:54Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38050/ A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss Hornsby, Benjamin W.Y. Naylor, Graham Bess, Fred H. Fatigue is common in individuals with a variety of chronic health conditions and can have significant negative effects on quality of life. Although limited in scope, recent work suggests persons with hearing loss may be at increased risk for fatigue, in part due to effortful listening that is exacerbated by their hearing impairment. However, the mechanisms responsible for hearing loss-related fatigue, and the efficacy of audiologic interventions for reducing fatigue, remain unclear. To improve our understanding of hearing loss-related fatigue, as a field it is important to develop a common conceptual understanding of this construct. In this article, the broader fatigue literature is reviewed to identify and describe core constructs, consequences, and methods for assessing fatigue and related constructs. Finally, the current knowledge linking hearing loss and fatigue is described and may be summarized as follows: Hearing impairment may increase the risk of subjective fatigue and vigor deficits; adults with hearing loss require more time to recover from fatigue after work and have more work absences; sustained, effortful, listening can be fatiguing; optimal methods for eliciting and measuring fatigue in persons with hearing loss remain unclear and may vary with listening condition; and amplification may minimize decrements in cognitive processing speed during sustained effortful listening. Future research is needed to develop reliable measurement methods to quantify hearing loss-related fatigue, explore factors responsible for modulating fatigue in people with hearing loss, and identify and evaluate potential interventions for reducing hearing loss-related fatigue. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2016-07-31 Article PeerReviewed Hornsby, Benjamin W.Y., Naylor, Graham and Bess, Fred H. (2016) A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 37 (Supp 1). 136S-144S. ISSN 1538-4667 Cognition Effort Energy Fatigue Hearing loss Listening effort Mood Sleepiness Vigor Weariness http://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2016&issue=07001&article=00016&type=abstract doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000289 doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000289 |
| spellingShingle | Cognition Effort Energy Fatigue Hearing loss Listening effort Mood Sleepiness Vigor Weariness Hornsby, Benjamin W.Y. Naylor, Graham Bess, Fred H. A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title | A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title_full | A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title_fullStr | A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title_short | A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| title_sort | taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss |
| topic | Cognition Effort Energy Fatigue Hearing loss Listening effort Mood Sleepiness Vigor Weariness |
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