| Literature DB >> 29396185 |
Ellen M McCreedy1, Barbara E Weinstein2, Joshua Chodosh3, Jan Blustein4.
Abstract
Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue for aging and health. We describe why hearing loss may be especially disabling in nursing home settings and provide an estimate of prevalence using the Minimum Data Set (MDS v.3.0). We outline steps to mitigate hearing loss. Many solutions are inexpensive and low-tech, but require significant awareness and institutional commitment.Entities:
Keywords: Hearing loss; Minimum Data Set; nursing home; quality of life
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29396185 PMCID: PMC5894347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.12.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc ISSN: 1525-8610 Impact factor: 4.669