Hearing aid use in the elderly as measured by datalogging and self-report

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 472-479

  Solheim, Jorunn ^a   Hickson, Louise ^b  

^a LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

datalog; Hearing aids; self report

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTOR; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85015881421     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1303201     Document Type: Article

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