Elin Karlsson
Position: Adjunct Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: ZWxpbi5rYXJsc3NvbjtvcnUuc2U=
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About Elin Karlsson
Elin Karlsson is a licensed audiologist, has a master's degree in Audiology (University of Gothenburg), a master’s degree in Gerontology (Jönköping University) and is Doctor of Medicine in Disability research (Örebro University) with a focus on audiology.
Elin is employed as a researcher at the Audiology Research Center, Region Örebro County and is adjunct and affiliated with Örebro University. She teaches at the department of health sciences, mainly on the master's program in audiology/occupational therapy as well as on the audiology program. She works closely with researchers in Canada, South Africa, and the USA. She also has collaborations with researchers at Jönköping University, as well as in India, Norway, Switzerland. Elin will start a 2-year Post Doc at Western University, Canada in the fall 2024. https://alzheimer.ca/en/research/alzheimer-society-research-program/latest-funding-results
Elin's research area concerns the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), instrument development (translation, psychometrics), Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ), Everyday Functioning and Empowerment.
Link to the Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ): https://osf.io/jzb4e/
Research projects
Active projects
- Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ)
- Improved Strategies and Tools in Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation (I HeAR)
Completed projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Karlsson, E. , Manchaiah, V. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Granberg, S. , Gustafsson, J. , Dahlström, Ö. & Widén, S. (2024). Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation and Revision. American Journal of Audiology, 33 (2), 330-342. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, E. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Granberg, S. , Widén, S. , Manchaiah, V. , Swarnalatha Nagaraj, V. , Pichora-Fuller, K. M. , Selb, M. & et al. (2023). Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire: Development and Validation of an ICF-Based Instrument. Ear and Hearing, 44 (6), 1498-1506. [BibTeX]
- Oosthuizen, I. , Kumar, L. M. S. , Nisha, K. V. , Swanepoel, D. W. , Granberg, S. , Karlsson, E. & Manchaiah, V. (2023). Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction: Content Validity and Readability. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 66 (10), 4117-4136. [BibTeX]
- Manchaiah, V. , Nisha, K. , Prabhu, P. , Granberg, S. , Karlsson, E. , Andersson, G. & Beukes, E. W. (2022). Examining the consequences of tinnitus using the multidimensional perspective. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 142 (1), 67-72. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, E. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Widén, S. , Gustafsson, J. , Manchaiah, V. , Mahomed-Asmail, F. , Swanepoel, D. W. , Yerraguntla, K. & et al. (2021). Validation of the Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for hearing loss: an international multicentre study. International Journal of Audiology, 60 (6), 412-420. [BibTeX]
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Ritoša, A. , Åström, F. , Björck, E. , Borglund, L. , Karlsson, E. , McHugh, E. & Nylander, E. (2023). Measuring Children's Engagement in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: A Scoping Literature Review. Educational psychology review, 35 (4). [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, E. & Gustafsson, J. (2022). Validation of the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) core sets from 2001 to 2019: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (14), 3736-3748. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Karlsson, E. & Skagerstrand, Å. (2023). Vilka frågeformulär används inom svensk hörselvård och är det evidensbaserade?. Paper presented at Svensk audiologisk konferens,Göteborg, Sverige, 21-22 november, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, E. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Widén, S. , Gustafsson, J. , Manchaiah, V. , Mahomed-Asmail, F. , Yerraguntla, K. & Granberg, S. (2021). Validation of the Brief (ICF) core set for hearing loss. Paper presented at American Auditory Society Scientific and Technology Meeting, Online, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA,March 4 - 6, 2021. Routledge. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Karlsson, E. (2022). Assessment of everyday functioning for adults with hearing loss: Development of Hearing and Functioning in Everyday life Questionnaire (HFEQ). (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Karlsson, E. , Manchaiah, V. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Granberg, S. , Gustafsson, J. & Widén, S. Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ) : Construct validity, internal consistency reliability and floor and ceiling effects. [BibTeX]
- Karlsson, E. , Mäki-Torkko, E. , Granberg, S. , Widén, S. , Manchaiah, V. , Vinay, M. , Pichora-Fuller, K. , Selb, M. & et al. Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ) : Development and Validation of an ICF-based Instrument. [BibTeX]