Table 2.
Participant information (N = 41)
| Number of females |
29 (71%) |
| Age in years |
mean: 36, SD 14.1, median: 34, range: 18–83 |
| Decibel loss in the better ear |
mean: 84.9, SD 13.8, median: 90, range: 56–110 |
| Marital status |
|
| Single |
22 (53.7%) |
| Married and cohabiting |
15 (36.5%) |
| Divorced, separated & widowed |
4 (9.8%) |
| Ethnicity |
|
| European/Caucasian |
37 (90.2%) |
| Asian |
4 (9.8%) |
| Education |
|
| High school and equivalent |
30 (73.2%) |
| College degree and above |
11 (26.8%) |
| Source of income |
|
| Paid work and study loans |
13 (31.7%) |
| Social welfare and pension |
28 (68.3%) |
|
1GAF F at admission |
mean: 55.2, SD 12.4, median: 52, range: 31–76 |
| 2GAF S at admission | mean: 55.5, SD 11.0, median: 56, range: 21–73 |
1Global Assessment of Function, Function score.
2Global Assessment of Function, Symptom score.