Self-management for Dual Sensory Impaired

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Low Vision

Keywords

Aged, Homes for the aged, Self management, Personal autonomy, Disease management, Self efficacy, Participation

Brief summary

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a self-management program for elderly with an acquired and concurrent hearing and visual impairment due to age-related disease processes.

Lieve M Roets-Merken, Sytse U. Zuidema, Myrra Vernooij‐Dassen, Steven Teerenstra, Pieter G J M Hermsen et al. (7 authors)

BMJ Open2018-01-0123 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016674

Evaluation of nurses’ changing perceptions when trained to implement a self-management programme for dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care: a qualitative study

Lieve M Roets-Merken, Myrra Vernooij‐Dassen, Sytse U. Zuidema, Marianne Dees, Pieter G J M Hermsen et al. (7 authors)

BMJ Open2016-11-0115 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013122

Effectiveness of a self-management program for dual sensory impaired seniors in aged care settings: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Roets-Merken LM, Graff MJ, Zuidema SU, Hermsen PG, Teerenstra S, Kempen GI, Vernooij-Dassen MJ.

2013-10-077 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-14-321

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSelf management program

Professional caregivers will be trained in offering a self management program to aged persons with a dual sensory impairment. Duration of the program: 6 months

BEHAVIORALself management program

Learning and practicing skills necessary to carry on an active and emotionally satisfying life in the face of the dual sensory impairment

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

* clinical diagnosis of hearing loss and low vision * at least one sensory loss acquired after the age of 55 * living in a home for the elderly

Exclusion criteria

* congenital deaf persons * a dual sensory loss before the age of 55

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Participation in social, leisure and communicative activities.	6 months	2 outcome measures will be used: * Activity Card Sort (Baum & Edwards 2001): change from baseline in leisure activities and social contacts at 6 months * Hearing Handicap Questionnaire (Gatehouse & Noble 2004): change from baseline in communicative contacts at 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
work satisfaction professional caregivers	6 months	—
Depressive feelings	6 months	—
Autonomy.	6 months	Outcome measure: 9-item Patient Autonomy Questionnaire (Vernooij-Dassen & Osse 2005): change from baseline in dependency, losing control, and limitation of activities at 6 months

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed