Short- and long-term effects of the modified Swedish version of the Active Communication Education (ACE) program for adults with hearing loss

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 848-858

  Öberg, Marie ^a,b,d   Bohn, Therese ^b   Larsson, Ulrika ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Healthcare Development   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication strategies; Group audiological rehabilitation; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED SWEDISH VERSION OF THE ACTIVE COMMUNICATION EDUCATION PROGRAM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; EDUCATION; HEARING TEST; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84911396209     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: 21573107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.25.9.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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