Qualitative interviews on the beliefs and feelings of adults towards their ownership, but non-use of hearing aids

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 670-677

  Linssen, Anouk M ^a,b   Joore, Manuela A ^a,b   Minten, Rianne K H ^c   Van Leeuwen, Yvonne D ^b,c   Anteunis, Lucien J C ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Hearing aid non use; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84884251185     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.808382     Document Type: Article

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