Study no. | Author | Country | Title | Year | Type (e.g. journal article, book, review) | Focus |
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[49] | Alzheimer’s Society | UK | Challenges facing primary carers of people with dementia | 2012 | Published institute report | The report provides recommendation for the long-term management of hearing loss with dementia. |
[61] | Allan et al. | UK | Deafness and dementia: what you need to know | 2006 | Patient and public information document | Advice to professional and layperson on managing dementia and hearing loss. |
[64] | Adams-Wendling et al. | USA | Nursing management of hearing impairment in nursing facility residents | 2008 | Journal article—evidence-based practice guideline | The report provides evidence-based practice guidelines to front-line staff in nursing homes, highlighting the competencies need to communicate effectively with hearing-impaired residents. |
[43] | Beer et al. | USA | Communicating with patients who have advanced dementia: training nurse aide students | 2012 | Journal article—survey-based quantitative study | Findings indicate a need for a person-centred approach to dementia education; limited time was cited as a barrier to education and training; flexible small group training which is practically based. |
[39] | Beer et al. | Australia | Current experiences and educational preferences of general practitioners and staff caring for people with dementia living in residential facilities | 2009 | Journal article—mixed methods study | Findings indicate a need for a person-centred approach to dementia education; limited time was cited as a barrier to education and training; flexible small group training which is practically based. |
[52] | Burnip et al. | Australia | Staff perceptions of communication difficulty among nursing home residents | 1996 | Journal article—questionnaire-based quantitative study | The study investigates nursing home staffs’ perceptions of communication difficulties for residents and hearing and vision impairment. |
[29] | Burnip et al. | Australia | Staff knowledge regarding hearing loss and communication among nursing home residents | 1997 | Journal article—quantitative survey | The study gains an understanding of nursing homes staff perspectives on and response to hearing impairment among residents, with a particular focus on dementia. |
[50] | Clare et al. | UK | AwareCare: a pilot randomised controlled trial of an awareness-based staff training intervention to improve quality of life for residents with severe dementia in long-term care settings | 2013 | Journal article—staff training/randomised trial | Awareness training for care staff on the communication efforts of residents with dementia in long-term care. |
[25] | Cohen-Mansfield et al. | USA | Hearing aid use in nursing homes, part 1: prevalence rates of hearing impairment and hearing aid use | 2004 | Journal article—cross-sectional survey/questionnaire and interviews | Assessing hearing impairment and hearing aid use among residents. |
[46] | Cohen-Mansfield et al. | USA | Hearing aid use in nursing homes, part 2: barriers to effective utilization of hearing aids | 2004 | Journal article—cross sectional survey/questionnaire and interviews | Assessing hearing impairment and hearing aid use among residents. |
[56] | Cohen-Mansfield et al. | USA | Hearing aids for nursing home residents: current policy and future needs | 2006 | Journal article—review | Policy focused review on the management of hearing communication in care homes. |
[42] | De Vries | UK | Communicating with older people with dementia | 2013 | Professional journal article—review and professional development | Recommendations made for the management of communication for people with dementia. |
[51] | Eadie-Rutten | Canada | The Hearing Education and Access for Residents (H.E.A.R.) project in a geriatric and chronic care hospital | 1992 | Journal article—report on communication training programme | Training programme to improve care staff/patient communication in long-term hospital care. |
[12] | Echalier | UK | A world of silence: the case for tackling hearing loss in care homes | 2012 | Published institution report | The report offers recommendation for the management of hearing loss in care homes. |
[67] | Echalier et al. | UK | Joining up: why people with hearing loss or deafness would benefit from an integrated response to long-term conditions | 2013 | Published institute report | The report provides recommendation for the long-term management of hearing loss with dementia. |
[59] | Friedner-Woolman et al | USA | Hearing help in nursing homes | 2013 | Hearing loss magazine | Advice and recommendations aimed at family members seeking to ensure that loved-ones hearing is managed well in care home. |
[65] | Flynn et al. | New Zealand | Hearing and vision loss within residential care facilities - the need for improved service delivery | 2002 | Journal article—report on hearing screening | The study confirms the high prevalence of hearing impairment in long term care and makes a case for increased rehabilitation services being directed towards this population. |
[57] | Haque et al. | USA | “There’s a monster under my bed”: hearing aids and dementia in long-term care settings | 2012 | Web-based article—case management review | Case management of resident with dementia and hearing loss, hearing aid maintenance. |
[72] | Hayne et al. | Australia | Acoustic design guidelines for dementia care facilities | 2014 | Published report for building design | The report gives recommendations for the design of long-term care facilities for people with dementia. |
[41] | Hill et al. | UK | What works: hearing loss and healthy ageing | 2017 | National Health Service England—report | The report gives recommendations based on current research—offering case studies followed by key point recommendation for practice initiatives in hospitals and care homes. |
[53] | Hopper et al. | Canada | The relationship between minimum data set ratings and scores on measures of communication and hearing among nursing home residents with dementia | 2001 | Journal article—quantitative results | Identify residents with minimum data set identified deficits who received a referral for further evaluation. |
[27] | Hopper et al. | Canada | Hearing loss among individuals with dementia: barriers and facilitators to care | 2012 | Journal article—review paper | The review offers interventions to manage hearing loss and dementia which involve staff training, audiology involvement in care homes. |
[58] | Hopper et al. | Canada | Hearing loss and cognitive-communication test performance of long-term care residents with dementia: effects of amplification | 2016 | Journal article—quasi-experimental study | Testing cognitive communication tasks with residents with dementia hearing loss and amplification effects. |
[45] | Janes et al. | Canada | Figuring it out in the moment: a theory of unregulated care providers’ knowledge utilization in dementia care settings | 2008 | Journal article—qualitative study of care staff | The study explores the process whereby staff develop knowledge and utilise person-centred care with people with dementia. |
[10] | Jupiter | USA | Cognition and screening for hearing loss in nursing home residents | 2012 | Journal article—comparison of hearing screening protocols | Determining the accuracy of hearing identified by long-term care staff. |
[63] | Jupiter et al. | USA | Perception of hearing loss and hearing handicap on hearing aid use by nursing home residents | 1997 | Journal article—audiology evaluation | The study examines care home residents’ perception of hearing loss and self-assessed hearing handicap on hearing aid use. |
[38] | Lubinski | USA | State of the arts: perspectives on communication in nursing homes | 1995 | Journal article—review | The review highlights training for staff to raise awareness of hearing-related communication needs of residents. |
[68] | Lewsen et al. | Canada | Hearing aids and assistive listening devices in long term care | 1997 | Journal article—survey of long term care home residents | Study results show that amplification can be used successfully by long-term care residents, as a result of the on-site audiological support. |
[55] | McGilton et al. | Canada | Hearing and vision screening tools for long-term care residents with dementia: protocol for a scoping review | 2016 | Journal article—protocol for pilot study | The pilot study looking at effective screening tool for residents with dementia and communication impairment: hearing and vision. |
[44] | McGilton et al. | Canada | Can we help care providers communicate more effectively with persons having dementia living in long-term care homes? | 2017 | Journal article—mixed methods study | Determine the effects of a communication intervention on residents’ quality of life (QOL) and care, as well as care providers’ perceived knowledge, mood, and burden. |
[70] | McManus et al. | UK | Hearing, sound and the acoustic environment for people with dementia | 2010 | Published institution report | Review: hearing, sound and the acoustic environment for people with dementia. |
[49] | Pichora-Fuller et al. | Canada | Helping older people with cognitive decline communicate: hearing aids as part of a broader rehabilitation approach | 2013 | Journal article—literature review and recommendations | The report calls for a comprehensive planning, including the family and staff teams. This likely to have more success that simply offering hearing aids. |
[73] | Pichora-Fuller et al. | Canada | Hard-of-hearing residents in a home for the aged | 1994 | Journal article—programme evaluation of hearing rehabilitation programme | The participation of older residents with hearing deficits in activities in a home for the aged. |
[54] | Pryce | UK | How can you help older people to hear? | 2011 | Practice journal—review | Need for carers to respond to the complex needs of individuals; staff should take responsibility for managing the environment for better communication. |
[18] | Pryce et al. | UK | ‘There’s a hell of a noise’: living with a hearing loss in residential care | 2012 | Journal article—qualitative study | Describes residents’ social interaction affected by hearing loss. The study recommends staff awareness of residents’ communication needs. Attention paid to lack of audiology services. |
[47] | Pryce et al. | UK | Foundations of an intervention package to improve communication in residential care settings: a mixed methods study | 2013 | Journal article—mixed methods exploratory study | Understanding carer knowledge on the impact of hearing loss on residents communication; development of a communication package. |
[74] | Ripich | USA | Servicing sensory impaired elderly in long-term care | 1995 | Book chapter—review of existing practice | Review of the current state of carer encompassing issues around sensory impairment including hearing loss in residential settings. |
[69] | Schow | USA | Success of hearing aid fitting in nursing homes | 1982 | Journal article—intervention study | Development of a programme for hearing rehabilitation and hearing aid servicing in a nursing home. |
[26] | Slaughter et al. | Canada | Identification of hearing loss among residents with dementia: perceptions of health care aides | 2014 | Journal article—qualitative study | Perspectives of care aides (care assistants) on the communication and hearing loss among residents with dementia. |
[62] | Solheim et al. | Norway | Lack of ear care knowledge in nursing homes | 2016 | Journal article—descriptive qualitative study | The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and skills competence of nursing home staff in relation to the residents’ hearing loss and hearing aids. |
[72] | Tolson | UK | Age-related hearing loss: a case for nursing intervention | 1997 | Journal article—practice review | The review focuses on nursing-led practice in multidisciplinary service developments in the managing age-related hearing loss. |
[48] | Weinstein | USA | Hearing loss and senile dementia in the institutionalized elderly | 1986 | Journal article—hearing assessment intervention | The study sets out to determine the prevalence of hearing impairment in long term care residents with an admitting diagnosis of senile dementia. |
[66] | Welsh et al. | Australia | Management of age related hearing loss | 2001 | Journal article—professional practice review | The review points to best practice in reducing hearing impairment in the elderly. |