COVİD-19 PANDEMİ SÜRECİNDE İŞİTME KAYIPLI BİREYLERE YAKLAŞIM

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 1 Sayı: Covid-19 Özel, 54 - 61, 07.10.2020

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Öz

12 Mart 2020 tarihinden itibaren Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından pandemi olarak ilan edilen Covid-19, fiziksel, ruhsal ve sosyal olarak insanlara tehdit oluşturmaktadır. Covid-19 sonrası sosyal alanda ve sağlık alanında alınan önlemler insanların yeni bir hayat düzenine geçmelerine neden olmuştur. Günlük hayatta iletişim kurarken güçlük yaşayan işitme kayıplı bireylerin durumu pandemi sürecinde alınan önlemlerle daha zor bir hal almıştır. İşitme kayıplı geriatrik popülasyon ise bu süreçte en çok zorlanan gruplardan birisi olmuştur. Pandemi döneminde işitme kaybının değerlendirilmesi için bazı öneriler sunulmuştur. İşitme kaybının değerlendirilmesi için verilen öneriler ve işitme kaybı olan kişilerle iletişim için geliştirilen stratejiler bu sorunlara çözüm olmayı amaçlamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, pandemi, işitme kaybı, geriatrik odyoloji

Kaynakça

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