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HEARING AID MAINTENANCE IN NURSING HOMES
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GOODRUM, ANN ELAINE
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Year and Degree
2003, MA, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences : Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out how hearing aids are cared for in nursing homes by examining the condition of the hearing aids, resident satisfaction with the hearing aids, healthcare provider attitudes about hearing aid maintenance, and amount of knowledge on the part of both the residents and healthcare providers about how to maintain proper function of hearing aids. Thirty-four non-demented nursing home residents who owned at least one hearing aid and 17 healthcare providers that worked closely with the residents were asked specific questions related to hearing healthcare. The overall results indicated that the majority of nursing home residents and staff do not possess adequate knowledge about maintaining hearing aids to keep them properly functioning. Implications of this finding are discussed. It is recommended that a hearing aid reference guide created specifically for healthcare providers become available for use when faced with a hearing aid issue.
Committee
DR. ROBERT KEITH (Advisor)
Pages
40 p.
Keywords
nursing homes
;
hearing aids
;
geriatrics
;
audiology
;
long term care
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GOODRUM, A. E. (2003).
HEARING AID MAINTENANCE IN NURSING HOMES
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053696984
APA Style (7th edition)
GOODRUM, ANN.
HEARING AID MAINTENANCE IN NURSING HOMES.
2003. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053696984.
MLA Style (8th edition)
GOODRUM, ANN. "HEARING AID MAINTENANCE IN NURSING HOMES." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053696984
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