| |
| |
| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
'There's a hell of a noise'
— living with a hearing loss in residential care | | Author(s) | Helen Pryce, Rachael Gooberman-Hill |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 41, no 1, January 2012 |
| Pages | pp 40-46 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Hearing Impairment ; Hearing aids ; Communication ; Communication difficulties ; Social interaction. |
| Annotation | Research with older people in residential care settings has identified a high prevalence of hearing loss and low uptake of hearing aids. Hearing loss in these settings is associated with reduced social engagement. The present study aimed to explore factors affecting communicating with a hearing loss in residential care. An observational study in two residential care homes was carried out including in-depth interviews with 18 residents. Observations explored communication behaviour in everyday interactions, including mealtimes, structured groups and informal group activities. Interviews were informed by the observations and identified reasons for these behaviours and communication preferences. Study findings showed that hearing loss affected whether residents were able to access social opportunities. Two key themes influenced this: (1) contextual issues compounded communication difficulties and (2) environmental noise restricted the residents' communication choices. Problems were observed at every mealtime and during formal and informal group activities. The use of hearing aids and access to hearing services did not improve social engagement. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120503005 A |
| Classmark | KX: BV: M8: U: EC: TMA |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|
|