TY - JOUR
T1 - Cooperation of hearing-impaired elderly subjects for participation in a hearing screening program
T2 - Original papers
AU - Hildesheimer, Minka
AU - Muchnik, Chava
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Presbyacusis, the auditory disorder which accompanies the aging process, is well known. However, the practical assistance available to alleviate the breakdown in the communication ability of the older person is unsatisfactory, and provision for public awareness of a rehabilitation strategy has not yet been established in many countries. Four hundred and ninety-eight elderly subjects, aged 65-94 years, were hearing tested in different setups, a geriatric nursing home and in the community. It was found that the need for rehabilitation was high and the willingness to participate in a hearing screening program was low even though the rehabilitation treatment was provided without charge.
AB - Presbyacusis, the auditory disorder which accompanies the aging process, is well known. However, the practical assistance available to alleviate the breakdown in the communication ability of the older person is unsatisfactory, and provision for public awareness of a rehabilitation strategy has not yet been established in many countries. Four hundred and ninety-eight elderly subjects, aged 65-94 years, were hearing tested in different setups, a geriatric nursing home and in the community. It was found that the need for rehabilitation was high and the willingness to participate in a hearing screening program was low even though the rehabilitation treatment was provided without charge.
KW - Aging
KW - Hearing loss
KW - Rehabilitation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026775897&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/00206099209081657
DO - 10.3109/00206099209081657
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AN - SCOPUS:0026775897
SN - 1499-2027
VL - 31
SP - 222
EP - 227
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
IS - 4
ER -