Effect of Psycho-Educational Interventions in Communication Partners of Older Adults With Hearing Impairment
NCT Number: NCT06559514
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Older Adults|Hearing Impairment|Nursing|Communication Partners
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Group-based multi-component psychoeducational inventions (GMC-PEIs)
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 92
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: SINGLE (OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR)|Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Completion Date: 2026-07-31
Locations: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen-Ai Rd., 10051, Taiwan

Summary:
Hearing impairment is a critical health problem throughout the world. In addition, having an impact on the biopsychosocial functioning of older adults, it places enormous stress and burden on communication partners who interact with older adults with hearing impairment every day. These communication partners generally have restrictions to their social lives and an increased communication burden, as well as symptoms of depression and adopting maladaptive coping and poorer quality of life. Therefore, group-based multi-component psycho-educational interventions are recommended. The purposes of this study are to examine the effects of group-based multi-component psycho-educational interventions (GMC-PEIs) on burden, depression, coping and quality of life in communication partners of older adults with hearing impairment. The single-blind, randomized control trial will include communication partners of older adults with hearing impairment. Participants will be randomized to either intervention groups or control groups.

Primary Outcome Measures: Change from baseline the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability, at 3 months, and 6 months., A score of participants in baseline burden as assessed by the Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability. The overall score ranging from 0 to 108, which higher scores indicating higher severe burden., baseline, 3th, 6th month|Change from baseline the 10-item version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale at 3 months, and 6 months., A score of participants in baseline depression as assessed by the 10-item version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The overall score ranging from 0 to 30, which higher scores indicating severe depression., baseline, 3th, 6th month|Change from baseline the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale at 3 months, and 6 months., A score of participants in baseline coping as assessed by the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale. The overall score ranging from 0 to 100, which higher scores indicating better coping., baseline, 3th, 6th month|Change from baseline the Short Form Health Survey(SF-12) at 3 months, and 6 months., A score of participants in baseline quality of life as assessed by the Short Form Health Survey(SF-12) . The overall score ranging from 0 to 100, which higher scores indicating better quality of life., baseline, 3th, 6th month|Change from baseline the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids-Significant Other at 3 months, and 6 months., A score of participants in baseline overall intervention effectiveness and hearing aids satisfaction as assessed by the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids-Significant Other. The overall score ranging from 7 to 35, which higher scores indicating better effectiveness of the intervention and aids satisfaction., baseline, 3th, 6th month