Perceptions toward internet-based delivery of hearing aids among older hearing-impaired adults

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 441-457

  Chandra, Navshika ^a   Searchfield, Grant D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aged; Audiology; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST; AUDIOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOLOGY; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84974676228     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: 21573107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.15058     Document Type: Article

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