Hearing difficulties, uptake, and outcomes of hearing aids in people 85 years of age

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-115

  Oberg M ^a   Marcusson, J ^a,b   Ngga, K ^b,c   Wressle, E ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; General health; Hearing aids; Self reported hearing difficulties

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AWARENESS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRESBYACUSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PRESBYCUSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SWEDEN;

EID: 84856050537     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.622301     Document Type: Article

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