Hearing aid instruction booklets: Employing usability testing to determine effectiveness

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-214

  Brooke, Ruth E ^a   Isherwood, Sarah ^a   Herbert, Nicholas C ^a   Raynor, David K ^a   Knapp, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplification or hearing aids; Communication; Effectiveness; Literacy; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLICATION;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871529618     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0008)     Document Type: Article

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