Social Support Predicts Hearing Aid Satisfaction

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 664-676

  Singh, Gurjit ^a,b,c   Lau, Sin Tung ^c   Pichora Fuller, M Kathleen ^b,c  

^a Phonak Canada Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Audiologic rehabilitation; Hearing aid outcomes; Hearing AIDS; Perceived social support; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946831485     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000182     Document Type: Article

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