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| Nursing home personnel knowledge and attitudes about hearing loss and hearing aids | | Author(s) | Lynn Norwood-Chapman, Samuel B Burchfield |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 20, no 2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 37-48 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Hearing aids ; Nursing homes ; Personnel ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A US questionnaire study of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses an nursing assistants in four nursing homes showed that the majority felt inadequately trained to care for the hearing impaired. A measure of attitudes towards hearing loss and amplification was positive and not significantly different among the nursing personnel groups. The licensed practical nurses did have a significantly higher knowledge score regarding hearing loss and amplification than the other two groups. Results suggest the need for additional training on hearing loss and the care of hearing aids among nursing home staff. An outline of an in-service training programme for nursing home staff is also described. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000229224 A |
| Classmark | BV: M8: LHB: QM: 7T |
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