Mitchell Loeb
Biographic Data
| ID | 6590903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitchell Loeb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitchell |
| FAMILY NAME | Loeb |
| SIGNATURE | LOEB M |
| AFFILIATIONS | SINTEF |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adaptation and validation of Unicef/Washington group child functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in Uganda
CFM is a two-factor, valid and reliable scale for assessing disability in Uganda and can be applied to other similar settings to contribute towards disability data from the region. It is an easy-to-administer tool that can help in deeper understanding of context-specific burden and extent of disability in children between 5 and 17 years of age
Disability Statistics
Measuring disability and monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics is a voluntary working group made up of representatives of over 100 National Statistical Offices and international, non-governmental and disability organizations that was organized under the aegis of the United Nations Statistical Division. The purpose of the Washington Group is to deal with the challenge of disability definition and measurement in a way that is culturally neutral and reasonably stand…
The relation between adverse childhood experiences and later mental health among deaf adults
The aim of this article is to describe some self-reported adverse childhood experiences and the current self-reported mental health situation among 376 adults who lost their hearing before nine years of age, and to analyse the possible link between the adverse childhood experiences and adult mental health problems. Adult members of the Norwegian Deaf Register were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis are focused on th…
Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource‐poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non‐disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource‐poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (hous…
Mental Health in Deaf Adults
Individuals with disabilities encounter practical and social problems beyond those experienced by nondisabled individuals. This extra burden may in turn increase the risk of developing mental health problems. The objective of this article is to disclose the mental health situation among deaf individuals compared to a control sample of hearing individuals. The analyses are based on two separate Norwegian postal surveys, one among the general popul…
Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource‐poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non‐disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource‐poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (hous…
The relation between adverse childhood experiences and later mental health among deaf adults
The aim of this article is to describe some self-reported adverse childhood experiences and the current self-reported mental health situation among 376 adults who lost their hearing before nine years of age, and to analyse the possible link between the adverse childhood experiences and adult mental health problems. Adult members of the Norwegian Deaf Register were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis are focused on th…
Mental Health in Deaf Adults
Individuals with disabilities encounter practical and social problems beyond those experienced by nondisabled individuals. This extra burden may in turn increase the risk of developing mental health problems. The objective of this article is to disclose the mental health situation among deaf individuals compared to a control sample of hearing individuals. The analyses are based on two separate Norwegian postal surveys, one among the general popul…
Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource‐poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non‐disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource‐poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (hous…
The relation between adverse childhood experiences and later mental health among deaf adults
The aim of this article is to describe some self-reported adverse childhood experiences and the current self-reported mental health situation among 376 adults who lost their hearing before nine years of age, and to analyse the possible link between the adverse childhood experiences and adult mental health problems. Adult members of the Norwegian Deaf Register were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis are focused on th…
Measuring disability and monitoring the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics is a voluntary working group made up of representatives of over 100 National Statistical Offices and international, non-governmental and disability organizations that was organized under the aegis of the United Nations Statistical Division. The purpose of the Washington Group is to deal with the challenge of disability definition and measurement in a way that is culturally neutral and reasonably stand…
Disability Statistics
Adaptation and validation of Unicef/Washington group child functioning module at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in Uganda
CFM is a two-factor, valid and reliable scale for assessing disability in Uganda and can be applied to other similar settings to contribute towards disability data from the region. It is an easy-to-administer tool that can help in deeper understanding of context-specific burden and extent of disability in children between 5 and 17 years of age
Medicine (4 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)