Socio-demographic and Hearing Aid Related Factors that Influence Use of Hearing Aids.
| dc.contributor.author | Livera, W.L.A.H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Silva, M.D.K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-26T06:08:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-26T06:08:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Hearing loss (HL) is increasingly recognized as a public health problem. Even though hearing aids (HA) are the primary rehabilitation option, majority of adults with HL who obtain HAs do not use them. Objectives; The study aimed to identify the factors that distinguish between HA users and non-users, describe the reasons reported by the participants related to their dissatisfaction with the HAs and assess the perceived usefulness of HAs in successful HA owners using International Outcome Inventory-Hearing Aids (IOI-HA). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Livera, W.L.A.H. and De Silva, M.D.K. (2017). Socio-demographic and Hearing Aid Related Factors that Influence Use of Hearing Aids. In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p.33. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18659 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hearing loss | en_US |
| dc.subject | hearing aids | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Outcome Inventory-Hearing Aids (IOIHA) | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio-demographic and Hearing Aid Related Factors that Influence Use of Hearing Aids. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |