The Impact of Hearing Impairment on Patient Care and Autonomy

Sensory deficits, including hypoacusis, can cause a barrier to communication between healthcare providers and patients, which in turn can lead to misdiagnosis and loss of patient autonomy. Such deficits are frequently overlooked in clinical encounters. We present a 92-year-old Spanish-speaking femal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-07, Vol.16 (7), p.e65464
Hauptverfasser:	Baimbridge, Savannah, Neil, Julie, Aisenberg, Gabriel M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amputation Case reports Decision making Emergency medical care Geriatrics Hearing loss Older people Patients Sign language
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