The impact of hearing loss on the quality of life of elderly adults

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 159-163

  Ciorba, Andrea ^a   Bianchini, Chiara ^a   Pelucchi, Stefano ^a   Pastore, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hearing loss; Presbycusis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEARING AID; HEARING HANDICAL INVENTORY FOR ADULTS; HEARING HANDICAP INVENTORY FOR THE ELDERLY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL OUTCOMES INVENTORY HEARING AIDS; PRESBYACUSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL FUNCTIONING QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; PRESBYCUSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84870885433     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S26059     Document Type: Review

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