Chapter 1 52 Concluding remarks This study provides a framework of factors associated with NFR in hearing-impaired employees, contributing to the understanding of occupational problems in this population. The results suggest that the way employees perceive their hearing loss and how they cope with it directly influence NFR, rather than their measured degree of hearing loss. Further, when assessing or evaluating NFR, employees’ general health condition should be considered. These findings are relevant for clinicians and occupational physicians that perform diagnostics or intervention strategies for hearing-impaired employees. Also, the results may contribute to gain understanding in theworkingmechanisms of interventions that aimtoprevent or cure occupational diseases in employees with hearing loss.
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