Now you can take part in important research on hearing and mental health
All hearing impaired and deaf people can now contribute to a major survey on mental health. The knowledge gained from the "PsykHør" project will be used to improve health services - and provide important insights into living with hearing impairment.
What is PsykHør?
PsykHør is a large, anonymous survey on mental health among adult deaf and hard of hearing people in Norway. It is open to all hearing-impaired people over the age of 18 who have some degree of hearing impairment.
The aim of the study is to gather knowledge that can contribute to better treatment programmes in mental health care. The research can also provide a basis for better organisation and inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing people in society.
PsykHør is a collaborative project between the National Treatment Service for Sensory Loss and Mental Health (NBSPH) at Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, National Association of the Hard of Hearing (HLF) and Norwegian Association of the Deaf
Why such a survey?
How many deaf and hard of hearing people suffer from mental health problems and disorders, and how many do not receive the health care they need, is based on assumptions and not certain knowledge. This is something the PsykHør study wants to find out. The research project also wants to uncover factors that affect the mental health and everyday life of hearing impaired people. This
Kathrin Steffen, project manager and senior researcher at NBSPH, explains that PsykHør is the largest survey conducted among hearing impaired and deaf people worldwide. "What little research there is on mental health has already been done among sign language deaf people. "The collaboration with HLF makes it possible to reach out to many spoken language users," says Steffen.
"No-one has done this before on such a large scale. Now we will get important data and knowledge about a field where there is little research.
Kathrin Steffen, project manager and senior researcher at NBSPH
Do you want to participate?
To participate, click on the link below. This will take you to the National Treatment Service for Mental Health's website, where you can read more and find a link to the form in both plain text and sign language.