Older people's views on what they need to successfully adjust to life with a hearing aid

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 293-302

  Kelly, Timothy B ^a   Tolson, Debbie ^b   Day, Tracy ^c   McColgan, Gillian ^d   Kroll, Thilo ^a   MacLaren, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiological rehabilitation; Hearing aid adjustment; Older people; Service user views

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84875812375     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12016     Document Type: Article

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