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The impact of cognition on hearTest administration in older adults receiving home care This study investigated the impact of cognitive function on the administration of the hearTest automated hearing test in older adults. The relationship between Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ...

Want to do hearing screening for people living with dementia?

Here's how we looked at the impact of cognitive impairment on performance on HearX's hearTest

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Hearing loss configurations in low- and middle-income countries The majority of individuals with hearing loss worldwide reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there is limited information regarding the characteristics of hearing loss in these r...

People seeking help for hearing problems in low- and middle income countries have relatively severe hearing loss: results from our international survey
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Factors Influencing the Use of Hearing Services by Diverse... : Ear and Hearing loss is more prevalent in diverse ethnic communities, but they are even less likely to engage with hearing services and use hearing aids. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the use of ...

What are the factors influencing use of hearing services by people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia?

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Exciting to meet Dr Ziad Nasreddine and Kathleen Gallant discussing Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing/vision impairment
MoCA; people with hearing impairment
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MoCA; people with vision impairment
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The Cost‐Effectiveness of an Intervention to Preserve Independence in People With Dementia (Vs. No Intervention): A Decision‐Analytic (Markov) Model Analysis Objectives Interventions that enable people with dementia to retain some independence in activities of daily living (ADL) may delay transitions into residential care and offset sharp reductions in q.....

Cost-Effectiveness of an Intervention to Preserve Independence in People With Dementia
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“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment Older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment often face challenges in accessing appropriate support within home care services. This study investigated the hearing and/or vision support care n...

“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older people with hearing/vision impairment

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Protocol for the Process Evaluation of the SENSE‐Cog Sensory Support Intervention Field Trial to Improve Quality of Life for Older People Receiving Home Care in Australia Background A field trial of a home-delivered hearing and vision support intervention will assess its impact on the quality of life and well-being of home care recipients with hearing and/or vision i...

How we plan to evaluate the implementation of hearing/vision support for people in home care/assisted living in Australia

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Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR) at the Audiology Australia conference. Professor Louise Hickson was made Life Member for her contribution to audiology. Congrats to Dr Barbra Timmer as the President of Audiology Australia and Honorary staff member Dr Bec Bennett chair of the Conference Committee.

Presenting SENSEcog Australia in a symposium at the Audiology Australia conference in Adelaide. Hearing and vision support for people in aged care
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A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse communities in accessing adult and paediatric hearing services To conduct a systematic review of identified barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse adults and children in accessing hearing health services.Searches were performed in electronic database...

A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse communities in accessing hearing services
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Hearing loss configurations in low- and middle-income countries The majority of individuals with hearing loss worldwide reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there is limited information regarding the characteristics of hearing loss in these r...

How do people with hearing loss present in clinics in low- and middle-income countries?

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Development and validation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for People with Vision Impairment (MOCA-VI) - PubMed Vision impairment is common among older adults and affects dementia screening assessments, which include visually presented items. We developed and validated a version of the Montreal Cognitive Assess...

After huge international effort and in collaboration with MoCAcognition.com, the first version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment developed with people with vision impairment was published this week:
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Very happy to receive the annual Ear & Hearing readers choice award for the most downloaded paper in 2024
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Topical review: Challenges and solutions for eye care in long-term care
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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 Introduction 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 a...

This is how we plan to implement and evaluate hearing and vision support for people in long term care communities
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Optimising health, wellbeing and independence in aged care - Hearing Practitioner Australia About 90% of the 213,400 people in Australian residential aged care communities have a hearing impairment, and more than 50% are also living with dementia. Less than 15% use hearing aids.

Research soapbox: optimising hearing and independence in long term care
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Interesting. British Audiology associations have felt that they have to publish a position statement on the possible relationship between acquired deafness and dementia.
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