Development of a hearing aid self-efficacy questionnaire

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 759-771

  West, Robin L ^a,d   Smith, Sherri L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiologic rehabilitation; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Older adults; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 36749024064     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701545898     Document Type: Article

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