Identifying key factors before the provision of hearing aids. Results from a pilot study;Untersuchung von faktoren bei der erstversorgung mit hörgeräten. Ergebnisse einer pilotstudie

HNO

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 790-797

  Meister, H ^a   Lausberg, I ^b   Von Wedel, H ^a   Walger, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expectations; Importance of hearing aid attributes; Initial provision with hearing aids; Questionnaire based survey; Willingness to use hearing aids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 4644368431     PISSN: 00176192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-003-0987-7     Document Type: Article

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