Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long‐Term Care in Australia
Hearing and vision impairments are common but under-supported in older adults in long-term care. This protocol involves a systematic evaluation of the effectiveness and implementation challenges of a pragmatic SSI to optimise hearing and vision function and improve the quality of life for long-term care residents and their caregivers.
Authors
- Piers Dawes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-9884)
- Timothy J. England (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5330-8584)
- Melanie Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-869X)
- Angelita Martini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-7115)
- Gerald Liew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-0012)
- Najwan El‐Saifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-0810)
- Yuanyuan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-9106)
- Hamid R. Sohrabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-8682)
- Melinda Toomey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9552-4768)
- Carly Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2268-3055)
- Colette Browning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-0152)
- Sheela Kumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-4865)
- Johanna Westbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-8192)
- Kasia Bail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-0042)
- Emma Scanlan
- John Newall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7159-9677)
- Antonio Ahumada‐Canale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-1422)
- Dayna R. Cenin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-7035)
- Ralph N. Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-9363)
- Smriti Raichand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3419-5179)
- Lisa Keay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-0678)
- Reema Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-9827)
- Naomi Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-1803)
- Megan Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-8921)
- Iracema Leroi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-3643)
- Chyrisse Heine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2213-1795)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Federation University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Curtin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Australian Hearing (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Expectations
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70175
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council