Evaluation of hearing rehabilitation services for adults with hearing loss and their communication partners.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hearing loss; Ear - Deafness

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000583246
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must sign up to the study as a dyad, of which:
At least one member of the dyad has a self-reported hearing disability
At least one member of the dyad experiences self-reported communication difficulties at home
Both members of the dyad are over 18 years old
Both members of the dyad reside in Australia

Exclusion Criteria

One or both members of the dyad has no access to the Internet
One or both members of the dyad reside in an aged care facility
Participant is not part of a dyad who have both consented to the study

Although not a strict inclusion/exclusion criteria, adults with hearing loss will be encouraged to nominate a communication partner who they live with or see frequently, who will also participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evel of hearing disability experienced by adults with hearing loss, as measured using the Hearing Handicap Questionnaire (Gatehouse & Noble, 2004)[Baseline, week 7 (immediately post-intervention) and 4.5 months (3 months post-intervention)];Level of third party disability experienced by communication partners of adults with hearing loss (participants with no hearing loss only), as measured by the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR; Scarinci, Worrall & Hickson, 2009)[Baseline, week 7 (immediately post-intervention) and 4.5 months (3 months post-intervention)]