The relationship between pre-fitting expectations and willingness to use hearing aids

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 153-159

  Meister, Hartmut ^a   Walger, Martin ^a   Brehmer, Detlef ^b   Von Wedel, Ulla Christiane ^c   Von Wedel, Hasso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Private ENT Clinic   (Germany)

^c Private ENT Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expectations; Hearing aids; Quality of life; Use of hearing aids; Willingness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41849133141     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701843111     Document Type: Article

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