Publications by authors named "J M Kraemer"
Objectives: Parents are integral to the development and overall well-being of their child. Previous research has studied the emotional effects parenting experiences have on parents. However, parents caring for children with disabilities have unique parenting experiences, filled with both victories and challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this special supplement of Ear and Hearing, we have presented preliminarily validated measures for stigma related to being d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/DHH) in the United States and Ghana. In this concluding article, we suggest avenues for the future refinement and use of these measures. First, the measures should be further validated.
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- - Ageism negatively impacts the well-being and health of older individuals, particularly in relation to hearing loss, where fear of ageism can delay diagnosis and treatment, as well as hinder the use of hearing devices.
- - This study sought to address the lack of data on ageism and hearing loss stigma by adapting and validating measures of ageism through surveys targeting various groups, including older adults with acquired hearing loss, their caregivers, healthcare providers, and the general public.
- - Preliminary results show that among older adults with acquired hearing loss, social stigma and employment discrimination can be measured reliably, revealing a moderate correlation between these two aspects of stigma.
Objectives: Although hearing devices such as cochlear implants and hearing aids often improve communication, many people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/DHH) choose not to use them. Hearing device-related stigma, or negative societal beliefs about people who use hearing devices, often drives this decision. Although much research has documented the negative effects of hearing device-related stigma, no widely accepted, validated measure to quantify such stigma across populations currently exists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: A great deal of literature documents the significant demands, both physical and psychosocial, that care partners experience when providing care to persons with a range of health conditions. There is, however, far less research available on care partners of adult persons who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/DHH). In response to this gap, the authors developed measures of d/DHH stigma among care partners as part of the work of the Lancet Commission on Hearing Loss' Measures, Models, and Stigma Reduction Subgroup.
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