Hearing specific and generic measures of the psychosocial impact of hearing aids

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 238-248

  Saunders, Gabrielle H ^a   Jutai, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Hearing aid outcome; Psychosocial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344668697     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.15.3.6     Document Type: Article

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