Self-reported disability and handicap after hearing-aid fitting and benefit of hearing aids: Comparison of fitting procedures, degree of hearing loss, experience with hearing aids and uni- and bilateral fittings

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 266, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 907-917

  Metselaar, Mick ^a   Maat, Bert ^b   Krijnen, Pieta ^a   Verschuure, Hans ^a   Dreschler, Wouter A ^b   Feenstra, Louw ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fitting hearing aids; Hearing disability; Hearing impairment; Quality of life; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 67349205623     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0847-x     Document Type: Article

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