HEARINGtogether study: barriers to hearing aid acquisition and use in German nursing homes – The residents' perspective.
Objectives: This study investigates barriers to hearing aid acquisition and usage in nursing homes from the residents' perspective. Design and study sample: 85 residents (mean age 83.8 years) were recruited from four nursing homes. Residents underwent pure tone and speech audiograms, completed the N...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 64; no. 12; pp. 1236 - 1247 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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