Clinical evidence synopsis: hearing aids and health-related quality of life in adults with hearing loss

Kitterick, Pádraig T.; Ferguson, Melanie A.

Abstract

Clinical Question

Are hearing aids associated with improved health-related quality of life in adults with mild to moderate hearing loss?

Bottom Line


Compared with no hearing aids, the provision of hearing aids was associated with improvements in hearing-specific and general health-related quality of life.

Citation

Kitterick, P. T., & Ferguson, M. A. (2018). Clinical evidence synopsis: hearing aids and health-related quality of life in adults with hearing loss. Journal of the American Medical Association, 319(21), https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.5567

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 10, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 5, 2018
• Deposit Date: Apr 12, 2018
• Journal: Journal of the American Medical Association
• Print ISSN: 0098-7484
• Electronic ISSN: 1538-3598
• Publisher: American Medical Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 319
• Issue: 21
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.5567
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/936337
• Publisher URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2683199
• Contract Date: Apr 11, 2018