Hearing Loss and Communication Needs in a Group Care Setting for Older Adults

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Age-related Hearing Loss

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a multicomponent hearing care intervention for the PACE staff members in order to learn more about communication and engagement.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04659967

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

People needed

50

Starts

2020-12-02

Expected to finish

2023-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-05-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• PACE staff who work in the Day Health Center and are available to attend the training on-site at PACE are eligible for inclusion. All staff are invited to join the training (via Zoom, if necessary), but to complete the research activities, they have to complete the training in-person due to the hands-on component of learning to use the hearing device.

You may not qualify if…

• Staff members who cannot attend the (virtual) in-person training.

Where it is running

• PACE Upham's Elder Service Plan — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Mercy LIFE PACE — West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
• PACE Organization of Rhode Island — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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