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This qualitative study involved a focus group design.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\n                    . Twenty\u2010one participants who had been diagnosed with and\/or treated for an acoustic neuroma since 2000 attended one of four focus groups. Transcripts of the focus group discussions underwent thematic analysis to explore and describe the quality of life of participants and factors that impacted on their adjustment to the condition.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    . Important themes that emerged were \u2018physical symptoms\u2019, \u2018psychological wellbeing\u2019, \u2018social wellbeing\u2019, \u2018functional status\u2019, and \u2018psychosocial factors that influenced adjustment\u2019. 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