Sight and Hearing Investigation Into Effects on Delirium

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about sensory loss in hospital patients with delirium. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Are hearing and vision loss related to increased risk of having delirium?
* Do hearing and vision loss contribute to more severe delirium?
* Do sensory loss and/or delirium affect patient satisfaction with hospital care?

Participants will be asked to:

* answer delirium screening questions,
* undergo hearing \& vision screenings, and
* complete questionnaires about the hospital stay.

The second part of this study is a clinical trial. Researchers will compare different hospital units to see if changing communication affects the number of patients with delirium. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does sharing information about communication and/or providing hearing devices change the number of hospital patients with delirium?

Participants in the study will be asked to complete delirium screenings and answer questions about their hearing and communication.

Conditions

• Hearing Loss
• Hearing Loss, Age-Related
• Hearing Disability
• Delirium
• Delirium in Old Age
• Delirium of Mixed Origin
• Delirium With Dementia
• Delirium on Emergence
• Delirium, Cause Unknown
• Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
• Delirium Confusional State
• Delirium;Non Alcoholic
• Hearing Loss, Bilateral
• Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
• Hearing Loss, Functional
• Hearing Loss, High-Frequency
• Hearing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Communication Signage

Signage regarding effective communication strategies posted on door to patient's room.

BEHAVIORAL

Amplifier Use

Patient is provided amplification device and signage regarding effective communication strategies with reminder to utilize the amplification device posted on door to patient's room.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  collaborator NIH

• Johns Hopkins University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nicholas S Reed, Au.D., Ph.D. · Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology

• Esther Oh, MD, Ph.D. · Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-11

Primary Completion

2023-12-15

Completion

2023-12-15

Countries

• United States

Study Locations