Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Older Adults: Literature Review and Proposal of a Conceptual Framework
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Clark, J. H., Yeagle, J., et al. (2012).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60(10), 1936-1945.
This systematic review investigates the effects of cochlear implantation on speech understanding, communication, social participation, and mental health in adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Not stated
Through 2010
Published studies (not further specified)
31
"The literature provides strong evidence that cochlear implantation in older adults is safe, improves speech understanding, and in so doing, improves communication, social participation, and mental health, yet there appears to be greater variability in the magnitude of CI benefit for older than younger adults" (pp. 1942-1943).
