Intention to use hearing aids: A survey based on the theory of planned behavior

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 1265-1275

  Meister, Hartmut ^a   Grugel, Linda ^a   Meis, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Hoerzentrum Oldenburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavioral control; Hearing aid uptake; Motivation; Subjective norm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84934293792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S65008     Document Type: Article

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