Analysis of bioecological determinants of communication and social functioning disorders in seniors with hearing impairments
Analysis of bioecological determinants of communication and social functioning disorders in seniors with hearing impairments
Author(s): Katarzyna Ita Bieńkowska, Agnieszka JedlińskaSubject(s): Social Theory, Health and medicine and law, Gerontology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: hearing impairment; seniors; social functioning; communication; Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory of human development;
Summary/Abstract: Hearing loss, aside from age-related degeneration of the nervous system, is one of the most common causes of difficulties in communication and social functioning among seniors. The aim of the study was to identify factors influencing the functioning of people over sixty years of age with hearing impairment. The analysis was made based on a review of the available literature. These factors were classified according to Uri Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human development. This framework made it possible to illustrate the complex interactions of multi-vector factors that, to varying degrees, influence the lives and social functioning of older people within a broad context encompassing health, family, social, legal, organizational and societal conditions.
Journal: Logopedia Silesiana
- Issue Year: 2/2023
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 1-32
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English, Polish
