A home education program for older adults with hearing impairment and their significant others: A randomized trial evaluating short- and long-term effects

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 255-264

  Kramer, Sophia E ^a   Allessie, G Hella M ^a   Dondorp, Agaath W ^a   Zekveld, Adriana A ^a   Kapteyn, Theo S ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication strategies; Emotional response; Follow up; Hearing loss; Home education program; IOI; Rehabilitation; Significant other; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOME CARE; HOME EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SELF REPORT; SPEECH;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 21344444606     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500060453     Document Type: Article

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