The EAMA project "Hearing impairment in geriatrics" - European multicenter survey

Lerch, Michael; Decker-Maruska, Mechthild; Dettmar-Flügge, Andrea; Schmidt, Dagmar; Curgunlu, Asli; Schäfer, Jacques-Emmanuel; Claasen, Jurgen A.H.R.; Björkman, Mikko; Macijauskienė, Jūratė; Modreker, Mirja Katrin

doi:10.1016/j.eurger.2010.07.009

Use this url to cite publication: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12512/10237

The EAMA project "Hearing impairment in geriatrics" - European multicenter survey

Type of publication

Tezės kitame recenzuojamame leidinyje / Theses in other peer-reviewed publication (T1e)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Lerch, Michael

Title

The EAMA project "Hearing impairment in geriatrics" - European multicenter survey

Michael Lerch, Mechthild Decker-Maruska, Andrea Dettmar-Flügge, Dagmar Schmidt, Asli Curgunlu, Jacques-Emmanuel Schäfer, Jurgen A.H.R. Claasen, Mikko Björkman, Jüraté Macijauskiene, Mirja Katrin Modreker

Publisher (trusted)

Elsevier

Is Referenced by

Science Direct

Date Issued

Date
2010-09-29

Extent

p. S102, no. B043.

Is part of

European Geriatric medicine : 6th Congress of the EUGMS : Dublin, 29th September - 1st October 2010 : Abstract Book / Editor-in-chief : Jean-Pierre Michael ; The European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS). Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2010, vol. 1, suppl. 1, September.

Version

Originalus / Original

Series/Report no.

Posters.

Field of Science

Medicina / Medicine (...

Keywords (en)

Hearing loss

Abstract (en)

Background. Due to the demographic change the number of patients in geriatric care, in nursing homes as well as in hospital care will rise further in the years ahed. With this increase of patients the awareness of their possible sensory handicaps and a provision of suitable education, care and technical support should grow as well. Method. The project group, in cooperation with the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA) Course VIII, conducted a European multicenter survey in nursing homes, mobile care facilities and geriatric hospitals in 6 European countries, using a structured questionnaire for the various segments of the geriatric team (nurses, physiciants, therapists etc.) looking into the level of problem awareness, staff education and provision of technical support in the geriatric care of patients with a hearing impairment. [...].