The clinical use of personal hearing amplifiers in facilitating accessible patient–provider communication: A scoping review
RM Koerber, KM Kokorelias… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older adults with hearing loss struggle to communicate with care providers and
experience higher mortality rates when hospitalized (Genther et al., 2015), even after …
experience higher mortality rates when hospitalized (Genther et al., 2015), even after …
Do people with cognitive impairment benefit from cochlear implants? A scoping review
Purpose To identify and evaluate the evidence for the benefits of cochlear implants for
people with cognitive impairment or dementia in terms of speech recognition, quality of life …
people with cognitive impairment or dementia in terms of speech recognition, quality of life …
[HTML][HTML] Hearing Loss and Dementia: Where to From Here?
Victorian era psychologists were the first to comment on associations between sensory and
cognitive function. More recently, hearing loss has been shown as a marker of risk for …
cognitive function. More recently, hearing loss has been shown as a marker of risk for …
Capabilities, opportunities and motivations of staff to provide hearing support to long-term care home residents with dementia
Objective Many long-term care home (LTCH) residents have dementia and hearing loss,
causing communication difficulties and agitation. Residents rely on staff for hearing support …
causing communication difficulties and agitation. Residents rely on staff for hearing support …
Ear wax management in primary care: what the busy GP needs to know
KJ Munro, TC Giles, C Smith-Howell… - British Journal of General …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Cerumen (or earwax), a self-cleaning agent, protects the outer ear. Sometimes this does not
work and wax gets impacted, blocking the ear canal. This is a major reason for primary care …
work and wax gets impacted, blocking the ear canal. This is a major reason for primary care …
“We're just winging it”. Identifying targets for intervention to improve the provision of hearing support for residents living with dementia in long-term care: an interview …
Purpose Hearing loss and dementia are common in long-term care home (LTCH) residents,
causing communication difficulties and worsened behavioural symptoms. Hearing support …
causing communication difficulties and worsened behavioural symptoms. Hearing support …
Prevalence of hearing impairment by age: 2nd to 10th decades of life
K Wasano, T Nakagawa, K Ogawa - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Accurate data on the prevalence of hearing impairment and severity across
age and gender are paramount to formulate hearing health policies. Here, we sought to …
age and gender are paramount to formulate hearing health policies. Here, we sought to …
“I don't really know how to help her.” Family caregivers' capabilities, opportunities and motivations to provide hearing support to long-term care home residents with …
H Cross, CJ Armitage, A Clayton-Turner… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Hearing loss is highly prevalent in long-term care home (LTCH) residents with
dementia (“residents”) and exacerbates confusion and communication difficulties. Residents …
dementia (“residents”) and exacerbates confusion and communication difficulties. Residents …
Improving the provision of hearing care to long-term care home residents with dementia: developing a behaviour change intervention for care staff
Context: Hearing loss disproportionately affects long-term care home (LTCH) residents with
dementia, impacting their quality of life. Most residents with dementia rely on LTCH staff to …
dementia, impacting their quality of life. Most residents with dementia rely on LTCH staff to …
[HTML][HTML] When Hearing Loss Co-occurs with Dementia: Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Management
Both dementia and hearing loss are highly prevalent in older adults and often co-exist,
increasing the complexity of diagnosis and management of both conditions. As the …
increasing the complexity of diagnosis and management of both conditions. As the …