The effect of chronological age on the acceptance of internet-based hearing health care

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 280-283

  Moore, Ashley N ^a   Rothpletz, Ann M ^a   Preminger, Jill E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942919346     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0082     Document Type: Article

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