Cognitive skills and the effect of noise on perceived effort in employees with aided hearing impairment and normal hearing

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 69, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Hua, Håkan ^a,b   Emilsson, Magnus ^a,b   Ellis, Rachel ^a,b   Widén, Stephen ^a,c   Möller, Claes ^a,c,d   Lyxell, Björn ^a,b  

^a Linköping University   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse conditions; cognitive skills; hearing impairment; labor market; normal hearing; perceived effort

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC NOISE; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901368213     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.132085     Document Type: Article

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