Exploring hearing aid use in older women through narratives

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 542-549

  Lockey, Katherine ^a   Jennings, Mary Beth ^a   Shaw, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assistive technology; Audiologicrehabilitation; Hearing aids; Narrative; Older adults; Participation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954464368     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992021003685817     Document Type: Article

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