A process evaluation of implementing a vocational enablement protocol for employees with hearing difficulties in clinical practice

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 507-517

  Gussenhoven, Arjenne H M ^a   Singh, Amika S ^a   Goverts, S Theo ^a   Van Til, Marten ^b   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b   Kramer, Sophia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

audiology; clinical occupational physician; employee; Hearing loss; implementation; multidisciplinary; perceived benefit; process evaluation; satisfaction; vocational integrated care programme

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84937412496     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1009642     Document Type: Article

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