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.
Hearing Loss, Emergency Service, Hospital Readmission
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.
Hearing Impairment, Strategies and Outcomes in VA Emergency Departments
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Bronx, New York, United States, 10468
Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY, New York, New York, United States, 10010-5011
Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216
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VA Office of Research and Development,
Joshua Chodosh, MD MSHS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY
2024-09-30