title: Hearing impairment in elderly hospital residents.
abstract: The provision of high quality nursing care for dependent elderly people is a daunting challenge to the profession. This survey focuses on the frequently neglected area of impaired hearing among elderly hospital residents and evaluates the service provided by one health board.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Lecturer at the Department of Health and Nursing Studies, Glasgow Polytechnic, Glasgow.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tolson
authors.affiliation: Reader in Community Nursing Research at the Department of Health and Nursing Studies, Glasgow Polytechnic, Glasgow.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.affiliation: Consultant Otolaryngologist at the University of Glasgow, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: Irc
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Swan