| What factors influence help-seeking for hearing impairment and hearing aid adoption in older adults? | |
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PMID: 22256793 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this review paper was to identify factors that influence older adults' decisions to seek help for hearing impairment and to adopt hearing aids. Design: A literature search of abstracts within peer-reviewed journal articles published in English between 1990 and 2010 was conducted in online bibliographic databases using the keywords: hearing; impair* or loss; seek* or candidate* or applicant* or acquir*; and hearing aid* or help or advice. Results: Twenty-two articles that were directly relevant to this topic were included in this review. Conclusions: The evidence suggests that individuals are more likely to seek help for hearing impairment and/or adopt hearing aids if they: (1) have a moderate to severe hearing impairment and self-reported hearing-related activity limitations or participation restrictions; (2) are older; (3) perceive their hearing as poor; (4) consider there to be more benefits than barriers to amplification; and (5) perceive their significant other/s as supportive of hearing rehabilitation. A barrier to help-seeking for hearing impairment and hearing aid adoption appears to be general practitioners' management of age-related hearing impairment. |
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Carly Meyer; Louise Hickson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: 51 ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Audiol Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-01-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 66-74 Citation Subset: IM |
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* HEARing CRC, Audiology, Hearing and Speech Sciences, The University of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. |
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