Inclusion of Older Adults Who Experience Homelessness in Laboratory-Based Audiology Research: a Feasibility Study.
Inclusion of Older Adults Who Experience Homelessness in Laboratory-Based Audiology Research: a Feasibility Study.
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DOI：
10.1097/aud.0000000000001187
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发表时间：
2022
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Perales JC
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作者：
Shen J;Weller BE;Perales JC
这项研究的目的是招募老年人谁经历无家可归的实验室为基础的听力学研究的可行性研究。我们利用招募无家可归者参与研究的最佳实践，目标是在六个月内招募25名参与者。方案包括听力健康史和听力测试。如果需要和提出要求，还将个人转介到服务部门。在招募的11名研究参与者中，几乎一半的人由于严重的听力损失，神经系统疾病和难以保持警觉而不符合入选标准。我们确定了一些障碍，包括在实验室为基础的听力学研究经验无家可归的老年人，并讨论了潜在的策略。我们的研究结果为未来的听力学研究提供了经验教训，包括可能容易受到健康差异影响的人群，并且经常被忽略。
The objective of this study was to recruit older adults who experience homelessness into a feasibility study on laboratory-based audiology research. Using best practices for recruiting individuals who experience homelessness into research, we aimed to recruit 25 participants over the course of six months. The protocol included hearing health history and hearing test. Individuals were also referred to services if needed and requested. Among the 11 study participants recruited, almost half of the individuals did not meet the inclusion criteria due to severe hearing loss, neurological disorders, and difficulty staying alert. We identified a few barriers to including older adults who experience homelessness in laboratory-based audiology research and discussed potential strategies. Our findings provide lessons for future audiology research on including a population of individuals who may be vulnerable to health disparity and often omitted from research.