Communication Rehabilitation for Older Adults with Hearing Loss
Communication Rehabilitation for Older Adults with Hearing Loss
The project aims to develop a rehabilitation programme for adults with acquired hearing loss, and to allow professionals to facilitate the reduction of communication and hearing difficulties in everyday life, thus improving their quality of life and well-being.
Grantee
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Project Type
Research
Project Nature
Healthcare
Major Beneficiaries
Persons with disabilities
Approved Funding Amount
HK$390,465
Funding Period (months)
18
Status
Completed
Impact / Expected Impact
The rehabilitation programme has been developed with 110 elderly with hearing loss participating. Other than the originally proposed activities, a few hearing health awareness education activities, including educational events and media interviews targeted at the older adult population, were arranged to increase awareness of hearing health literacy.