The effects of a pre-fitting intervention on hearing aid benefit: A randomized controlled trial

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 211-225

  Öberg, Marie ^a,b   Andersson, Gerhard ^c,d   Wänström, Gunilla ^a   Lunner, Thomas ^a,b,e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e OTICON A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Counselling; Participation restriction; Psychosocial well being; Rehabilitation; User controlled adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 70450206288     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: 16513835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16513860903309790     Document Type: Article

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