Clinical gerontologist
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Clinical gerontologist · Aug 2020
"It's Huge, in a Way." Conflicting Stakeholder Priorities for Managing Hearing Impairment for People Living with Dementia in Residential Aged Care Facilities.
The aims of this study were to a) explore the impact of hearing impairment on people living with dementia in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and b) investigate management of hearing impairment for this population. ⋯ Changes in practices of both care staff and audiologists are required to improve hearing impairment management for this population.