Psychological general well-being (quality of life) in patients with cochlear implants: Importance of social environment and age

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 706-711

  Hallberg, L R M ^a   Ringdahl, A ^b   Holmes, A ^c   Carver, C ^c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cochlear implant; Restricted participation; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 28844441710     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500266852     Document Type: Article

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