Publications by authors named "P Korhonen"
Objectives: To evaluate whether hearing aid directivity based on multistream architecture (MSA) might enhance the mismatch negativity (MMN) evoked by phonemic contrasts in noise.
Design: Single-blind within-subjects design. Fifteen older adults (mean age = 72.
Objectives: To contrast interpretations of listening effort ratings when judged against acoustic- versus intelligibility-based normative references.
Design: Existing data collected from 66 normal-hearing adult listeners, comprising 2730 trials of the Repeat-Recall Test, were used to establish norms of subjective listening effort ratings for six ranges of intelligibility. Data from 21 aided hearing-impaired listeners were then used to contrast intelligibility-based norms against acoustic-based norms when interpreting listening effort ratings measured in omnidirectional and directional microphone conditions.
Article Synopsis
- Unemployment is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality, but the reasons for this connection are not fully understood.
- A study in Finland analyzed data from nearly 1,500 participants over 15 years, focusing on how employment status and depressive symptoms impacted mortality.
- Results showed that unemployed individuals with depressive symptoms had a significantly higher risk of death compared to employed non-depressive individuals, while unemployment alone did not strongly correlate with higher mortality rates.
Objectives: Given that pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic hypertension (CTEPH) are rare yet severe subtypes of pulmonary hypertension significantly impacting patients' lives, this study analyzed the total societal costs of these conditions in Finland.
Methods: PAH (n = 247) and CTEPH (n = 177) patients diagnosed between 2008 and 2019 were analyzed for primary and specialty outpatient visits, emergency visits, hospitalizations, home and institutional care, sick leaves, disability pensions, and drug costs for 5 years before and after diagnosis.
Results: In PAH and CTEPH, annual specialty care number of outpatient visits increased from 3.