The hearables study - addressing mental health in hearing impaired older adults through the use of hearable devices and behavioural activation (BA) therapy.
- Conditions
- DepressionSocial isolationHearing lossPoor quality of lifeMental Health - DepressionMental Health - Other mental health disordersEar - Other ear disordersMental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000406606
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Western Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Aged 65 and older
Score 5 – 9 (inclusive) on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) i.e. sub-syndromal depression
Do not currently use hearing aids or HA devices
Be competent in written and spoken English
Hearing handicap score > 20% on self-assessment of communication or > 8 on the Hearing Handicap Inventory of the Elderly (HHIE)
Be willing to provide consent for participation
Have hearing loss of a severity to warrant fitting of hearing aids or cochlear implantation
Have poorer ear thresholds above 65 dB between 500 Hz to 4 kHz
Have asymmetrical Hearing Loss (HL)
Decline to consider use of HA
Have significant cognitive impairment as demonstrated by a Montreal Cognitive assessment for the Hearing Impaired (HI-MOCA) score equal to and greater than 18
Have visual impairment that limits their ability to read Times New Roman font size 16 (a requirement for two sentences of HI-MOCA)
Have a severe medical or psychiatric illness that limits the ability of the participant to attend appointments or sustain participation in the study
Have active suicidal ideation (Assessed through PHQ-9 and clinicians on study team)
Are unable or unwilling to provide written, informed consent to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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