The impact of health literacy on patient understanding of counseling and education materials

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-75

  Nair, Erika L ^a   Cienkowski, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Assistive technology; Hearing aid satisfaction; Hearing aids

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; READING; SPEECH; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING; SPEECH; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77149180129     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020903280161     Document Type: Article

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