A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of online rehabilitative intervention for adult hearing-aid users

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 452-461

  Thorén, Elisabet Sundewall ^a,b   Öberg, Marie ^a,c   Wänström, Gunilla ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,d   Lunner, Thomas ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b OTICON A S   (Denmark)

^c Regional Cancer Centre Southeast   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Counseling; Hearing loss; Internet; Outcome assessment; Rehabilitation of hearing impaired

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SWEDEN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902130676     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2014.892643     Document Type: Article

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