Understanding the psychosocial experiences of adults with mild-moderate hearing loss: An application of Leventhal’s self-regulatory model

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages S3-S12

  Heffernan, Eithne ^a,b   Coulson, Neil S ^b   Henshaw, Helen ^a,b   Barry, Johanna G ^c   Ferguson, Melanie A ^a,b,d  

^a The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with UK Health Security Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

common sense model; Hearing loss; illness representations; Leventhal s self regulatory model; psychosocial impact; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONTROL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-CONTROL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954287705     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1117663     Document Type: Article

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