Analysis of counted behaviors in a single-subject design: Modeling of hearing-aid intervention in hearing-impaired patients with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Durrant, John D ^a   Palmer, Catherine V ^a   Lunner, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OTICON A S   (Denmark)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Dynamic systems; Hearing aids; Hearing impairment; Mathematical model; Outcomes measures; Single subject design

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944361053     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400022637     Document Type: Article

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