Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long-Term Care in Australia

Carly Meyer; Najwan El-Saifi; Naomi Rose; Kasia Bail; Colette Browning; Dayna Cenin; Antonio Ahumada-Canale; Megan Campbell; Tim England; Melanie Ferguson; Yuanyuan Gu; Reema Harrison; Chyrisse Heine; Lisa Keay; Sheela Kumaran; Iracema Leroi; Gerald Liew; Angelita Martini; Ralph Martins; John Newall; Smriti Raichand; Emma Scanlan; Hamid R Sohrabi; Melinda Toomey; Johanna Westbrook; Piers Dawes

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Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long-Term Care in Australia

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Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long-Term Care in Australia

Carly Meyer, Najwan El-Saifi, Naomi Rose, Kasia Bail, Colette Browning, Dayna Cenin, Antonio Ahumada-Canale, Megan Campbell, Tim England, Melanie Ferguson, …

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, Vol.28(1), e70175

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70175

PMCID: PMC11811395

PMID: 39930844

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Australia

Caregivers

Female

Hearing Loss

Humans

Long-Term Care

Male

Prospective Studies

Quality of Life

Vision Disorders - therapy

Hearing and vision impairments are prevalent among residents in long-term care settings. Hearing and vision impairments frequently go unsupported, affecting residents' quality of life and healthcare costs. This paper describes the protocol for a pre-post evaluation and process evaluation of a pragmatic sensory support intervention (SSI) that was developed with residents, informal caregivers and long-term care workers. A prospective pre-post-intervention trial within long-term care will be conducted, including three groups: residents (n = 87), informal caregivers (n = 87) and long-term care workers (n = 40). Outcome measures include health-related quality of life and well-being measures relevant to each group measured at baseline, 3- and 6-months post-intervention. Health resource and sensory device utilisation will be captured from routine data and by direct observation. Qualitative interviews, including a representative sample of residents and informal caregivers, will be conducted as part of a simultaneous process evaluation. Generalised linear models and paired t-tests will be used to evaluate the effects on residents' and caregivers' quality of life and sensory device use. The cost-effectiveness of the intervention will be examined using within-trial analysis, economic modelling and budget impact assessment. A process evaluation will use descriptive statistics and thematic analysis to assess the intervention's reach, adoption, implementation, acceptability, mechanisms of change and contextual influences. 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.

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Title: Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long-Term Care in Australia
Authors/Creators: Carly Meyer - The University of Queensland
Najwan El-Saifi - The University of Queensland
Naomi Rose - Murdoch University
Kasia Bail - University of Canberra
Colette Browning - Federation University
Dayna Cenin - Brightwater Research Centre, Perth, Australia
Antonio Ahumada-Canale - University of Technology Sydney
Megan Campbell - The University of Queensland
Tim England - Freelance Consultant, Sydney, Australia
Melanie Ferguson - Curtin University
Yuanyuan Gu - Macquarie University
Reema Harrison - Macquarie University
Chyrisse Heine - Federation University
Lisa Keay - UNSW Sydney
Sheela Kumaran - UNSW Sydney
Iracema Leroi - Trinity College Dublin
Gerald Liew - The University of Sydney
Angelita Martini - The University of Western Australia
Ralph Martins - Macquarie University
John Newall - Macquarie University
Smriti Raichand - Macquarie University
Emma Scanlan - Australian Hearing
Hamid R Sohrabi - Murdoch University
Melinda Toomey - The University of Queensland
Johanna Westbrook - Macquarie University
Piers Dawes - The University of Queensland
Publication Details: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, Vol.28(1), e70175
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Number of pages: 11
Grant note: This work was supported by the NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund [grant number MRF2007432].
Identifiers: 991005742078607891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Healthy Ageing; Health Futures Institute; School of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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