Implementation and evaluation of a home hearing and vision care program to improve quality of life for frail older Australians

The University of Queensland0 sites87 target enrollmentSeptember 25, 2024

Conditionshearing impairment vision impairment cognition Mental well-being Ear - Other ear disorders Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye Neurological - Dementias Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: hearing impairment
Sponsor: The University of Queensland
Enrollment: 87
Primary Endpoint: Health-related Quality of Life of older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment[Health Utility Index-3 (HUI-3)<br> Baseline, 13 weeks (primary timepoint) and 26 weeks post commencement];Aged Care Consumer Quality of Life of older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment[Quality of Life - Aged Care Consumer (QOL-ACC) Baseline, 13 weeks (primary timepoint) and 26 weeks post commencement];Health Resources Used for informal caregivers[Resource Utilisation in Dementia - Lite (RUD-Lite) Baseline, 13 weeks (primary time point) and 26 weeks post commencement]
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 25, 2024

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The University of Queensland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Participant Group 1 Older adults with hearing and/or vision: i) aged 65 years or older, ii) have cognition in the range from normal until the moderately-advanced stage of dementia (Stage 6, defined by the 7-stage FAST Score), iii) are a resident in their own home and receiving home care services; iv) have capacity to provide informed consent to participate, v) have adult-acquired hearing and/or vision impairment ( hearing worse than 20 dB HL at 1000Hz or worse than 35 dB HL at 3000Hz in the better ear; presenting monocular visual acuity of not more than 6/12 in the better eye.Participant Group 2 Informal caregivers: i) aged 18 years or older, ii) are an informal caregiver of the older adult with hearing and/or vision impairment that is participating in the study, iii) able to provide consent, iv) have adequate conversational English.

Exclusion Criteria

•Participant Group 1 Older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment: People will be ineligible to participate if they have cataract(s) requiring surgical management within study period.Participant Group 2 Informal Caregivers: People will be excluded if they are not in regular contact (less than weekly) with the older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment receiving receiving home care services.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health-related Quality of Life of older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment[Health Utility Index-3 (HUI-3)<br> Baseline, 13 weeks (primary timepoint) and 26 weeks post commencement];Aged Care Consumer Quality of Life of older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment[Quality of Life - Aged Care Consumer (QOL-ACC) Baseline, 13 weeks (primary timepoint) and 26 weeks post commencement];Health Resources Used for informal caregivers[Resource Utilisation in Dementia - Lite (RUD-Lite) Baseline, 13 weeks (primary time point) and 26 weeks post commencement]