| Titre : | Qualitative interviews on the beliefs and feelings of adults towards their ownership, but non-use of hearing aids (2013) |
| Auteurs : | Anouk M Linssen ; Manuela A. Joore |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International Journal of Audiology IJA (Vol.52, n°10, October 2013) |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | Objective: Up to a quarter of the adults who own hearing aids never use them. To provide these ‘non-users’ with the best help, hearing care professionals need to have an in-depth understanding of the non-users’ beliefs and feelings with regard to the non-use. This qualitative study explored these beliefs and feelings in order to increase our understanding of hearing aid non-users. Design: Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were completed. Study sample: Eleven hearing aid owners (aged 54–80 years) who reported that they never or hardly ever used their hearing aids. Results: The participants expressed a variety of feelings towards their non-use, including indifference, self-annoyance, frustration, powerlessness, shame, and guilt. Their feelings were related to beliefs about: (1) the severity of their hearing handicap with and without hearing aids, (2) whom or what was responsible for the non-use, and (3) the attitudes of significant others towards the non-use. Conclusions: Hearing-aid non-users differ in their beliefs and feelings towards the non-use. A patient-centred approach is needed. |
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| En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/14992027.2013.808382 |
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| Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| International journal of audiology IJA. Vol.52, n°10 (October 2013) | Périodique papier | Ixelles | Rez | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |
