Lived Experiences of Being Hearing Impaired Older People
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This research aimed to study the lived experiences of hearing-impaired older people using a qualitative study method based on phenomenology. The key informants were seventeen older people with hearing impairment, selected through the purposive sampling method. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and field notes. The results revealed four main categories: 1) perception of hearing impairment, 2) the older people’s lives changed when they became hearing-impaired people, 3) expression of other people to hearing-impaired older people, and 4) the adaptation to be the older people with hearing impairment. The results of this research can be used to provide basic information for health team personnel to understand the life experiences of hearing-impaired older people. They can be used to develop nursing guidelines to be more effective as well.
Keywords: Lived experiences, Phenomenology, Older people, Hearing impairment
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บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในรามาธิบดีพยาบาลสาร ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่หรือเพื่อกระทำการใด ใด จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากรามาธิบดีพยาบาลสารก่อนเท่านั้น
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