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Why More of the Aged with Auditory Deficits Do Not Wear Hearing Aids
Author(s) -
WEISS CURTIS E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb00859.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , rehabilitation , audiology , gerontology , psychiatry , physical therapy
The information in this article regarding aural rehabilitation was obtained directly and indirectly from aged persons with impaired hearing, from their families, and from nurses and assistants in several nursing homes and extended care facilities. Although many elderly persons with auditory deficits have had successful experiences with hearing aids, many others have not. The possible reasons are discussed, as are ways of overcoming prevalent negative attitudes by study of the psychosocial aspects and the careful assessment of individual patients by qualified personnel.