Listening in the care environment - Chaos or clarity for the hearing-impaired elderly person

Author(s): McIntosh, J.

Journal/Book: Int J Nurs Stud. 1997; 34: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England OX5 1GB. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 173-182.

Abstract: The reported study evaluates listening circumstances within long-stay wards in an attempt to understand the nature of the environment and so develop and subsequently evaluate a programme of nursing intervention for hearing-impaired residents. Evidence is presented which indicates that improvement of the residents' listening environment, promotes adaptation to hearing aids and enhances residents' quality of life. It is recommended that attending to the listening environment becomes a concern of nurses working within continuing care facilities for elderly people.

Note: Article Tolson D, Glasgow Caledonian Univ, Dept Nursing & Community Hlth, City Campus, Cowcaddens Rd, Glasgow G4 0BA, Lanark, SCOTLAND

Keyword(s): listening environment; hearing impairment; elderly; REHABILITATION

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