What factors influence help-seeking for hearing impairment and hearing aid adoption in older adults?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-74

  Meyer, Carly ^a,b   Hickson, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hearing aids; Hearing impairment; Hearing loss; Help seeking; ICF; Literature review; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING AID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESBYACUSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESBYCUSIS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84856050891     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.611178     Document Type: Review

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