Evaluating the health-related quality of life effects of cochlear implants: A prospective study of an adult cochlear implant program

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-192

  Hawthorne, Graeme ^a   Hogan, Anthony ^b   Giles, Ellen ^c   Stewart, Merril ^c   Kethel, Lee ^d   White, Kate ^d   Plaith, Barb ^d   Pedley, Karen ^e   Rushbrooke, Emma ^e   Taylor, Alan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c National Audiology Centre   (New Zealand)

^d MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Queensland Cochlear Implant Centre   (Australia)

^f MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL); Cochlear implants; Evaluation research; Health related quality of life; Hearing Participation Scale (HPS); Outcomes research; Social participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 11144357462     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050026     Document Type: Article

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