Chapter 7 160 Research during clinical practice Most of the studies in this thesis are performed in the setting of the routine clinical practice of Dutch audiological centers. The audiological center of the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC participated in the studies of chapter 1, 3, and 6, the audiological center of Libra Rehabilitation and Audiology in the studies of chapter 3 and 4, and the audiological center of Adelante Zorggroep in the studies of chapter 4. The participants of these studies completed questionnaires that are also used for clinical purposes. To support the clinical, diagnostic, and rehabilitative processes of the included employees with hearing loss, we provided a practical overview of individual questionnaire outcomes for clinical purposes. This ‘hearing and work profile’ was used by the clinicians of all participating audiological centers. The hearing and work profile The hearing and work profile is a visual summary of the questionnaires that were completed for the studies of this thesis. The purpose of this profile is to support clinicians in the diagnostic and rehabilitative process of employees with hearing loss. It provides a quick impression of the complaints experienced by an employee and several hearing-related and work-related factors that may influence these complaints. Questionnaire scale scores are visualized in a uniform way: as percentages of the maximum score and high scores can be interpreted as unfavorable. This facilitates quick interpretation of the different questionnaires. The hearing and work profile contains five figures. In the first figure, the responses on the ACHW questions regarding the auditory demands and the listening effort at the workplace are summarized (Figure 1). In the second figure, the SSQ scale scores are summarized (Figure 2). In the third figure, the scale scores of the CPHI scales are visualized as well as three scales of the QEEW, respectively the scales need for recovery, work participation, and relationships with colleagues (Figure 3). The last two figures summarize the responses on the ACHW regarding the job activities that are most frequently performed (Figure 4) and the workplaces that are most frequently used (Figure 5).
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