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.

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