Outputs (19)

Exploring the link between hearing intervention and fall risk in older adults (2025)
Digital Artefact
Weycker, J., Goman, A., Sanchez, V., & Chisolm, T. (2025, September 8). Exploring the link between hearing intervention and fall risk in older adults. Phonak Audiology Blog. https://audiologyblog.phonakpro.com/exploring-the-link-between-hearing-intervention-and-fall-risk-in-older-adults/

A secondary analysis from the ACHIEVE study suggests that best practice hearing interventions may help reduce the rate of falls in older adults, offering promising implications for long-term health and mobility.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework (2025)
Journal Article
Colquhoun, G., Ring, N., Smith, J., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, C. (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework. Antibiotics, 14(7), 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070660

Background: Internationally, digital health interventions have increasingly been adopted within hospital settings. Optimising their clinical implementation requires user involvement, but there is a lack of evidence regarding how this should be done.... Read More about Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework.

Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
Goman, A. M., Tan, N., Pike, J., Bessen, S. Y., Chen, Z. (., Huang, A. R., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Reed, N. S., …Lin, F. R. (2025). Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial. The Lancet Public Health, 10(6), e492-e502. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2825%2900088-X

Background
Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and has been associated with an increased likelihood of falling. We aimed to examine the effect of a hearing intervention on falls over three years among older adults in a secondary anal... Read More about Effects of hearing intervention on falls in older adults: Findings from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial.

Cognitive benefits of hearing intervention vary by risk of cognitive decline: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial (2025)
Journal Article
Pike, J. R., Huang, A. R., Reed, N. S., Arnold, M., Chisolm, T., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Glynn, N. W., Goman, A. M., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Sanchez, V., Sullivan, K. J., Tan, N. S., Coresh, J., & Lin, F. R. (2025). Cognitive benefits of hearing intervention vary by risk of cognitive decline: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(5), e70156. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70156

INTRODUCTION: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) trial suggest hearing intervention may not reduce 3‐year cognitive decline in all older adults with hearing loss but may be beneficial in certain groups. This se... Read More about Cognitive benefits of hearing intervention vary by risk of cognitive decline: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial.

Remote pulmonary rehab - what are the considerations for adapting PR to be delivered remotely (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Tang, C., & Cox, N. (2025, March 27). Remote pulmonary rehab - what are the considerations for adapting PR to be delivered remotely [Presentation / Talk]. Webinar: jointly with Monash University, Victoria University and Edinburgh Napier University, Melbourne.

Delivery of remote rehab has increased significantly worldwide in the last few year, accelerated by COVID. Despite well recognised potential outcomes and similar costs, widespread implementation of pulmonary telerehabilitation has not happened at th... Read More about Remote pulmonary rehab - what are the considerations for adapting PR to be delivered remotely.

Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study (2025)
Journal Article
Schrack, J. A., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Huang, A. R., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., …Lin, F. R. (2025). Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(6), 1762-1771. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19435

Background: Hearing loss is prevalent in older adults and associated with reduced daily physical activity, but whether hearing intervention attenuates declines in physical activity is unknown . We investigated the 3-year effect of a hearing intervent... Read More about Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study.

Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial (2025)
Journal Article
Martinez-Amezcua, P., Zhang, W., Assi, S., Gupta, H., Twardzik, E., Huang, A. R., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., Couper, D., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., …Coresh, J. (2025). Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 80(6), glaf033. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf033

Background
Age-related hearing loss is common among older adults and may influence physical activity and sedentary behaviors, such as TV viewing. This study examined whether a hearing intervention could affect these behaviors over three years.

Me... Read More about Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial.

Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review (2024)
Journal Article
Rahman Jabin, M. S., Samuriwo, R., Chilaka, M., & Yaroson, E. V. (2024). Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review. JMIR Research Protocols, 13. https://doi.org/10.2196/56346

Background: Quality improvement (QI) interventions are designed to resolve the recurring challenges of care for older individuals, such as working conditions for staff, roles of older individuals in their own care and their families, and relevant sta... Read More about Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Nested Trial of Telehealth versus Conventional Hearing Care in ACHIEVE (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reed, N., Fakhreddin, R., Arnold, M., Calloway, H., Chisolm, T., Deal, J., Burgard, S., Goman, A., Gravens-Mueller, L., Huang, A., Mitchell, C., Pike, J., Coresh, J., Lin, F., & Sanchez, V. (2024, February 13-15). Nested Trial of Telehealth versus Conventional Hearing Care in ACHIEVE [Conference Abstract]. American Auditory Society 52nd Annual Scientific and Technology Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. https://aas.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/2025_Podiums.pdf

Objectives: The Aging & Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) was a randomized control trial of hearing intervention against a health education control on 3-year cognitive trajectories (n=977) at four sites in the United States (Jackson, MS... Read More about Nested Trial of Telehealth versus Conventional Hearing Care in ACHIEVE.

Hearing loss and cognition: A protocol for ensuring speech understanding before neurocognitive assessment (2023)
Journal Article
Kolberg, E. R., Morales, E. E. G., Thallmayer, T. W., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Coresh, J., Couper, D., Hayden, K. M., Huang, A. R., Lin, F. R., Mitchell, C. M., Mosley, T. H., Gravens‐Mueller, L., Owens, T. A., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2024). Hearing loss and cognition: A protocol for ensuring speech understanding before neurocognitive assessment. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20(3), 1671-1681. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13552

INTRODUCTION: Many neurocognitive evaluations involve auditory stimuli, yet there are no standard testing guidelines for individuals with hearing loss. The ensuring speech understanding (ESU) test was developed to confirm speech understanding and det... Read More about Hearing loss and cognition: A protocol for ensuring speech understanding before neurocognitive assessment.

Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, A. R., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., Couper, D., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Schrack, J. A., Sanchez, V., Coresh, J., Lin, F. R., & ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2024). Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(5), 550–561. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231212291

Hearing loss is associated with cognitive/physical health; less is known about mental health. We investigated associations between hearing loss severity, depression, and health-related quality of life among older adults with unaided hearing loss. Dat... Read More about Depression and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study.

'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Ray, E., Ring, N. J., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., Macdonald, D., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023, September 21-July 22). 'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation [Paper presentation]. Primary Care Respiratory Conference, Telford, UK.

Patient, Carer and Professional perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for REMOte CARE (REMO CARE) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – A qualitative study (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Sohanpal, R., Fudge, N., Jelen, T., Steed, L., Heslop-Marshall, K., Pinnock, H., & JC Taylor, S. (2022, September 15-17). Patient, Carer and Professional perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for REMOte CARE (REMO CARE) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – A qualitative study [Paper presentation]. Primary Care Respiratory Conference, Telford, UK.

AIM
The increased use of remote consultations to provide care for people with long-term conditions has been accelerated by the pandemic and brings both advantages and disadvantages. In the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mos... Read More about Patient, Carer and Professional perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for REMOte CARE (REMO CARE) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – A qualitative study.

COG-MHEAR holds first industry focused workshop with Sonova (2021)
Digital Artefact
Goman, A. (2021, July 26). COG-MHEAR holds first industry focused workshop with Sonova. COG-MHEAR. https://blog.cogmhear.org/blog/first-industry-focused-workshop-with-Sonova

Limits on travel due to the COVID pandemic may have prevented the inaugural COG-MHEAR workshop from taking place in person but enthusiasm was high amongst the COG-MHEAR team for the first (virtual) COG-MHEAR workshop held towards the end of June 2021... Read More about COG-MHEAR holds first industry focused workshop with Sonova.

Introducing COG-MHEAR: A transformative approach to hearing technology (2021)
Digital Artefact
Goman, A. (2021, June 28). Introducing COG-MHEAR: A transformative approach to hearing technology. COG-MHEAR. https://blog.cogmhear.org/blog/transformative-approach-to-hearing-technology

What did you say? – if you have ever had a conversation near a busy road or in a busy restaurant you have probably experienced a bit of trouble hearing what was being said and you may even have missed what someone was saying. Listening in noisy envir... Read More about Introducing COG-MHEAR: A transformative approach to hearing technology.

What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge., M. (n.d.). What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education? [Conference Abstract]. 2020 ERS International Congress, Online. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.898

Background: Suggestions for educational content in pulmonary rehabilitation are detailed in clinical guidelines, however in practice it is unclear; what content is delivered and how. This survey examined the educational content, resources and deliver... Read More about What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?.

Assessing computerized eye tracking technology for gaining insight into expert interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram: an objective quantitative approach (2014)
Journal Article
Bond, R. R., Zhu, T., Finlay, D. D., Drew, B., Kligfield, P. D., Guldenring, D., Breen, C., Gallagher, A. G., Daly, M. J., & Clifford, G. D. (2014). Assessing computerized eye tracking technology for gaining insight into expert interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram: an objective quantitative approach. Journal of Electrocardiology, 47(6), 895-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.07.011

Introduction
It is well known that accurate interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) requires a high degree of skill. There is also a moderate degree of variability among those who interpret the ECG. While this is the case, there are no... Read More about Assessing computerized eye tracking technology for gaining insight into expert interpretation of the 12-lead electrocardiogram: an objective quantitative approach.

Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Wong, P. S., Mohamed, Z., Lo-Cher, R., Johnson, M., & Partridge, M. R. (n.d.). Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians [Conference Abstract]. British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London. https://thorax.bmj.com/content/62/Suppl_3/A64

Background: Self-management education including receipt of a written asthma action plan improves outcomes for those with asthma but not everyone can use the written word. We devised a set of pictorial representations of each of the components of a ty... Read More about Comprehension of pictorial asthma action plans by Somalis and Malaysians.

Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Evans, G., Blenkhorn, P., & Partridge, M. R. (n.d.). Usage of a new electronic asthma action plan (E-AAP) in primary care [Conference Abstract]. British Thoracic Society winter meeting, London.