Supporting data for Barriers and Facilitators for Older Adults in Mainland China to Purchase Hearing Aids

There are three studies in the thesis. Chapter 3 Study One explored barriers to hearing aid adoption among twelve older adults who had consulted ENTs but had not adopted hearing aids. The original interview audio and transcripts can be downloaded from the dataset file.

Chapter 4 Study Two focused on facilitators for hearing aid purchase by interviewing nine older adults who purchased hearing aids from hospitals (H) and ten older adults who purchased hearing aids from hearing aid shops (S). The original audio and interview transcripts can be downloaded from the dataset file.

Chapter 5 Study Three is a nationwide online survey to explore the importance of various factors influencing older adults’ hearing aid purchases from the perspective of dispensers. The original data can be downloaded from the dataset file.