Evaluating the impact of hearing and vision support in home care settings

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: hearing 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

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624001167550
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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]