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| Effective management of the elderly hearing impaired - a review | | Author(s) | Barbara Hanratty, Deborah A Lawlor |
| Journal title | Journal of Public Health Medicine, vol 22, no 4, December 2000 |
| Pages | pp 512-517 |
| Keywords | Hearing aids ; Hearing Impairment ; Audiology services ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | More than 2.5 million people over 70 in the UK are thought to have hearing impairment that would benefit from a hearing aid. Only one third of these will possess one, and as many as 10% probably never use their aid. Although it is important to examine the relative merits of different aids, there is also a need to look at how audiological services might reduce unmet need that results in underuse of aids. This review examines the question of "what is the most effective way of providing hearing aids for older people affected by presbyacusis?" A literature search found little evidence to guide audiology practice. In particular, there is little consensus on the best outcome measures for evaluating audiological rehabilitation or hearing aid fitting. Audiological services for older people are an example of an area for funding research and development, rather than continuing to commission services that are variable and poorly evaluated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010201204 A |
| Classmark | M8: BV: LA: 64A |
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