On the effectiveness of interventions in hearing-impaired elders: a review of findings for psychosocial wellness and quality of life
HEARING BALANCE AND COMMUNICATION, vol.20, no.4, pp.198-205, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 20 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1080/21695717.2022.2088179
- Journal Name: HEARING BALANCE AND COMMUNICATION
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.198-205
- Keywords: Age-related-hearing loss, rehabilitation, quality of life, psychosocial wellbeing, COMMUNICATION EDUCATION-PROGRAM, OLDER-ADULTS, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, SCALE, REHABILITATION, FRAMEWORK, PEOPLE, TERM
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives: Hearing loss has been the most common sensory impairment and one of the most challenging disabilities in the elderly population, with a multitude of consequences for the quality of life and psychosocial well-being. The present work was a narrative review on the effectiveness of communicative/psychosocial interventions that were designed for the elderly with hearing impairment.