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postgraduate thesis: The patient journey of Chinese older adults seeking hearing healthcare
Title | The patient journey of Chinese older adults seeking hearing healthcare |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Lee, H. R. [李可薇]. (2020). The patient journey of Chinese older adults seeking hearing healthcare. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | Despite the high prevalence of presbycusis in older adults aged 60 and above in China, little is
known about the experiences of these individuals due to their hearing loss. Past literature has
investigated the ‘patient journey’, or the processes that the patients underwent in the course of
their disease, of individuals with hearing impairment. However, the patient journey developed
before might not be completely transferable to the Chinese population because of possible
cultural and healthcare infrastructure differences. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the
patient journey of Chinese older adults with presbycusis to understand their experiences with
hearing impairment. Data were collected by individual semi-structured interviews with eight
Chinese older adults who came to The General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (The
301 Hospital) at Beijing for hearing consultation. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the
data and the results were presented by using a process-mapping model. A patient journey for
presbycusis in Chinese older adults was developed. Six phases were identified: pre-awareness,
awareness, consideration, diagnostics, rehabilitation and termination. Frequent regression of
the help-seeking journey of the studied population was also highlighted, which could be
attributed to inaccessible trusted information, unresolved hearing aid issues and unsuccessful rehabilitation. These findings provided insights about the milestones that these older adults
went through, shedding light for hearing healthcare professionals in delivering and planning
future audiological services to meet the unique needs of this population.
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Degree | Master of Science in Audiology |
Subject | Presbycusis |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/294757 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lee, Ho-mei, Rosanna | - |
dc.contributor.author | 李可薇 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-09T02:13:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-09T02:13:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Lee, H. R. [李可薇]. (2020). The patient journey of Chinese older adults seeking hearing healthcare. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/294757 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the high prevalence of presbycusis in older adults aged 60 and above in China, little is known about the experiences of these individuals due to their hearing loss. Past literature has investigated the ‘patient journey’, or the processes that the patients underwent in the course of their disease, of individuals with hearing impairment. However, the patient journey developed before might not be completely transferable to the Chinese population because of possible cultural and healthcare infrastructure differences. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the patient journey of Chinese older adults with presbycusis to understand their experiences with hearing impairment. Data were collected by individual semi-structured interviews with eight Chinese older adults who came to The General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (The 301 Hospital) at Beijing for hearing consultation. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data and the results were presented by using a process-mapping model. A patient journey for presbycusis in Chinese older adults was developed. Six phases were identified: pre-awareness, awareness, consideration, diagnostics, rehabilitation and termination. Frequent regression of the help-seeking journey of the studied population was also highlighted, which could be attributed to inaccessible trusted information, unresolved hearing aid issues and unsuccessful rehabilitation. These findings provided insights about the milestones that these older adults went through, shedding light for hearing healthcare professionals in delivering and planning future audiological services to meet the unique needs of this population. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Presbycusis | - |
dc.title | The patient journey of Chinese older adults seeking hearing healthcare | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Science in Audiology | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044296060103414 | - |