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AgeHearing-QoL research project

Psychosocial factors for the quality of life of ageing people with hearing loss: new approaches to care

What is our project about?

Many things change as we get older - including our hearing. In Germany, around every second person over 65 is affected by at least mild hearing loss. This can make everyday life more difficult and reduce quality of life. Early support is therefore particularly important.
However, one important component of care has so far received little attention: psychosocial influences, such as social support or dealing with change. This is precisely where our project comes in. We want to develop a training programme that strengthens ageing people with hearing difficulties in these areas - for a better quality of life in everyday life.

How do we go about this?
Firstly, we analyse which psychosocial factors are particularly relevant. Based on this, we are developing a training programme that we ultimately want to test in a clinical trial. The aim is to create an effective programme that can later be used in care practice.

Who can take part?
We are looking for adults aged 40 and over who would like to actively support our project - either by taking part in surveys or in the clinical trial. Every participation helps to improve the care of people with hearing impairments.

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How can I take part in the studies?

Taking part in our project is very easy:
As soon as our online survey starts, you will find a QR code and a link here that you can use to take part directly.

If you are already interested in taking part - either in the survey or in the clinical study in which we are testing our training programme - please write to us using the contact form opposite. We will then contact you personally with further information.

We look forward to your support!

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Which partners are supporting the project?

Landshut University of Applied Sciences

Charité - University Medicine Berlin

University Medicine Greifswald

Deutscher Scherhörigenbund e.V.

German Tinnitus League e.V

German Tinnitus & Hearing Foundation Charité

ORCA Labs Europe

The Scientific Institute of WS Audiology

IGES Institute GmbH

Questions & answers about the project

The AgeHearing-QoL project is being funded by the Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) with around 1.4 million euros.
The fund supports innovative approaches to improving healthcare in Germany.
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The AgeHearing-QoL project will run for three years - from April 2025 to March 2028 - during which time all study phases will be carried out.

Contact us

Do you have any questions or would you like more information about the project?
Then we look forward to hearing from you at:
agehearing-qol@haw-landshut.de
We will get back to you personally as soon as possible.

Postal address:
Landshut University of Applied Sciences
Am Lurzenhof 1
84036 Landshut