Age-Related Hearing Loss and Communication Breakdown in the Clinical Setting

Vikki Cudmore; Patrick Henn; Colm M P O'Tuathaigh; Simon Smith

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1248

Age-Related Hearing Loss and Communication Breakdown in the Clinical Setting

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Oct 1;143(10):1054-1055. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1248.

Authors

Vikki Cudmore¹, Patrick Henn¹, Colm M P O'Tuathaigh¹, Simon Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Abstract

This cohort study calculates baseline prevalence of communication breakdown in hospital and primary care settings among older adult patients reporting hearing loss.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Communication Barriers*
Delivery of Health Care*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Presbycusis / complications*