Journal article
Corrected and Uncorrected Hearing Impairment in Older Canadians
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hearing impairment (HI) is a common chronic condition in later life, but one that can often be improved with the use of a hearing aid. However, a distinction is not often made between corrected and uncorrected HI in the literature.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of corrected and uncorrected HI, and assess whether there are differences in sociodemographic factors among older adults (age 50+) with corrected HI, uncorrected HI …
Authors
Corna LM; Wade TJ; Streiner DL; Cairney J
Journal
Gerontology, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 468–476
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.1159/000219589
ISSN
0304-324X