Clinical Trial: Sight and Hearing Investigation Into Effects on Delirium

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL



Official Title: Prospective Initiative to Examine and Address Hearing Loss, Vision Loss, and Delirium in a Hospital Setting

Brief 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.