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Alexandria University Faculty of Nursing
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University of Cyprus
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Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
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Research protocol for a complex intervention to support hearing and vision function to improve the lives of people with dementia
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-09-2017
An International Perspective on Quality of Life in Aphasia: A Survey of Clinician Views and Practices from Sixteen Countries
Publisher: S. Karger AG
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1159/000434748
Abstract: b i Objective: /i /b To gain an insight into speech and language therapists' perspectives on and practices in quality of life in aphasia. b i Participants and Methods: /i /b The International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics Aphasia Committee developed a survey questionnaire, which was delivered online, anonymously, through SurveyMonkey (November 2012 to April 2013) to clinicians working with people with aphasia in 16 countries across the world. b i Results: /i /b A large number of speech and language therapists responded to the survey, with 19/21 questions answered by 385-579 participants. Clinicians were well informed on what constitutes quality of life and viewed it as a complex construct influenced by health, participation, in/dependence, communication, personal factors, and environmental factors. In their clinical practice, they considered quality of life as important, used informal approaches to explore it and aimed to address quality of life goals yet, the majority did not evaluate quality of life in a systematic way. b i Conclusion: /i /b There is a need for training on quality of life to help speech and language therapists incorporate quality of life outcome measures in their interventions. There is also a need for further research on which interventions improve quality of life in aphasia.
Bidirectional associations of vision and hearing loss with anxiety: prospective findings from the Three-City Study
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 03-05-2018
Abstract: the aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional association of vision loss (VL) and hearing loss (HL) with anxiety over a 12-year period. this was a prospective population-based study. community-dwelling French adults. the study included 3,928 adults aged 65 and above from the Three-City study. the relationships of VL, as assessed by near visual acuity and self-reported HL to a diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) were assessed over 12 years. A further objective was to explore whether sensory loss has a differential relationship with GAD than with anxiety symptoms, assessed by the Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. at baseline, HL [odds ratio (OR) = 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-1.96, P = 0.04], but not mild or moderate to severe VL, was associated with self-reported anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.07 95% CI 0.63-1.83, P = 0.80 OR = 0.66 95% CI 0.12-2.22, P = 0.50, respectively). Neither vision nor HL was significantly associated with incident GAD. Baseline GAD was related to increased risk of incident HL (OR = 1.17, 95% CI 1.07-1.28, P < 0.001), but not mild or moderate to severe vision loss (OR = 1.01, 95% CI 0.96-1.06, P = 0.81 OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.89-1.05, P = 0.45, respectively). increased anxiety symptoms were observed in older adults with HL, whereas we found no evidence for an association between VL and anxiety. Anxiety was prospectively associated with increased risk of reporting HL. Improved detection of anxiety in older adults with HL may improve quality of life.
Longitudinal Relationship Between Hearing Aid Use and Cognitive Function in Older Americans
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-04-2018
DOI: 10.1111/JGS.15363
Abstract: To test whether hearing aid use alters cognitive trajectories in older adults. US population-based longitudinal cohort study SETTING: Data were drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), which measured cognitive performance repeatedly every 2 years over 18 years (1996-2014). Adults aged 50 and older who who took part in a minimum of 3 waves of the HRS and used hearing aids for the first time between Waves 4 and 11 (N=2,040). Cognitive outcomes were based on episodic memory scores determined according to the sum of immediate and delayed recall of 10 words. Hearing aid use was positively associated with episodic memory scores (β=1.53, p<.001). Decline in episodic memory scores was slower after (β=-0.02, p<.001) than before using hearing aids (β=-0.1, p<.001). These results were robust to adjustment for multiple confounders and to attrition, as accounted for using a joint model. Hearing aids may have a mitigating effect on trajectories of cognitive decline in later life. Providing hearing aids or other rehabilitative services for hearing impairment much earlier in the course of hearing impairment may stem the worldwide rise of dementia.
Exploring the Impact of Private Companies’ Participation in Health-Related Programs through Corporate Sustainable Reporting
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 29-03-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU15075906
Abstract: Background: Sustainability reporting has evolved into a widespread method for leading corporations, not only due to its value as a means of tracking one’s company’s performance, but also as a tool for communicating performance to all involved stakeholders in any corporation. There has been little research into how private companies participate in various health programs while maintaining effective reporting. Aim: The study seeks to investigate the impact of private companies’ participation in health-related programs via corporate sustainable reporting (or corporate social responsibility disclosures CSRD). Methods: Descriptive–correlational analysis, a balanced panel data of 117 Saudi listed businesses. Results: Corporate engagement in healthcare necessitates the identification of various hazards. As a result of the implementation of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, in 2016, the reporting of health-related CSRD (HCSRD) increased from 36% in 2015, to 48% in 2018. Conclusions: Corporate sustainable participation in healthcare can vary among firms, indicating the different levels of influence in this regard. The healthcare sector, having the lowest average amount of disclosures, shows a lack of responsibility and control, as well as an inability to follow developments in the industry. The findings have practical implications for a range of stakeholders (e.g., regulators, investors, accounting professionals, and other institutions) of health-related CSRD in Saudi Arabia.
Support care needs of people with hearing and vision impairment in dementia: a European cross-national perspective
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-05-2021
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1923071
Abstract: Aging-related sensory impairments are among the most common and disabling comorbidities in people with dementia (PwD). This study explored the unmet support care needs (SCNs) from the perspectives of people with hearing and/or vision impairment in dementia (PwD), and their care partners in Europe. This was a two-phase mixed methods study. We administered standardized questionnaires of SCNs and quality of life (QoL) to PwD with hearing and/or vision impairment ( Over 94% of the participants reported unmet SCNs (median, 13 (range 5-23)). Nearly three-quarters reported SCNs in the moderate to high range, with the most prevalent unmet SCNs for PwD being in the psychological (>60%) and physical domains (>56%), followed by the need for health information (>46%). Emergent qualitative themes were: (1) the need for tailored support care interventions (2) care burden, social isolation, and loneliness arising from the combined problems (3) the need for adequate support from professionals from the different fields, including education around the use of sensory aids. Both study phases revealed that SCNs were highly in idualized. This cross-national study revealed that PwD with sensory impairment and their care partners experience a wide range of unmet SCNs, the interactions between sensory impairments, SCNs and QoL are also complex. A tailored intervention could address these unmet SCNs, including additional support with sensory aids, psychological support, more information about concurrent impairments, and joined up health systems providing care.Implications for rehabilitationA majority of participants with combined age-related hearing, vision, and cognitive impairment had unmet SCNs.The needs of care partners including the risk of loneliness and social isolation, need to be considered.In idually tailored, specific interventions for hearing, vision, and cognitive impairment should incorporate physical and psychological support, as well as education.
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