Examining the effectiveness of traditional audiological assessments for nursing home residents with dementia-related behaviors

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 529-538

  Burkhalter, Carmen L ^a,b   Allen, Rebecca S ^b   Skaar, Denell C ^a   Crittenden, Jessica ^a   Burgio, Louis D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Health services for the aged; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73849125986     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.20.9.2     Document Type: Article

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