Costs and effectiveness of hearing aid rehabilitation in the elderly

• Main Author: Vuorialho, A. (Arja)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oulu 2006
• Subjects: counselling; disability; handicap; hearing aid fitting; hearing rehabilitation; quality of life; Kainuu; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514282310

Abstract Hearing aid (HA) rehabilitation was studied in northern Finland. The costs of HA fitting were examined at two hospitals, Kainuu Central Hospital and Oulu University Hospital. The patients were visited and interviewed at their home and use of HAs was charted. The benefit of HAs was evaluated...