The factors associated with a self-perceived hearing handicap in elderly people with hearing impairment-results from a community-based study

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 576-583

  Chang, Hsin Pin ^a,b   Ho, Chin Yu ^b   Chou, Pesus ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TAIWAN;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESBYCUSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

EID: 70349134365     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181ac127a     Document Type: Article

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