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Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments

RecruitingNAAges 60 Years - anyAllVA Office of Research and Development
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

HearVA involves six VA facility emergency departments (ED) over a 3-year intervention period. The first part of this study will test whether providing personal amplifiers to Veteran ED patients who self-report hearing difficulty is acceptable to these patients, can improve their hearing, enhance understanding of discharge instructions, and can reduce the risk of coming back to the ED in a short period of time (3 days and 30 days). The second part of the study will then identify whether ED staff can implement this program and achieve similar results. The second part will give ED staff increasing levels of responsibility for screening Veterans for hearing difficulty and providing personal amplifiers when such difficulty is detected.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking * Emergency severity index criterion of 3 (medium), 4, or 5 (low acuity) * Hearing Handicap Inventory-Screen greater than or equal to 10 or positive answer to a single-item screening question * Capacity to consent to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to consent to participate in research * Emergency severity index criterion of 1-2 (high acuity) * Hearing Handicap Inventory-Screen less than 10 and negative answer to single item screening question * Inability to speak English * Using cochlear implants
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What it tests

  • Personal Amplifier
  • No Personal Amplifier
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Where

6 sites
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, United States
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY
New York, United States
Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, United States
James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
The Bronx, United States
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, United States
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Dallas, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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