The University of Strathclyde are recruiting participants for a study on assistive technologies for older people with Deafness or Visual Impairment.
They are looking for up 50 participants in total:
- Up to 30 health and social care professionals
- Up to 20 people with lived experience/their partners.
Participants can include Sensory Charity representatives.
Please see the information below and the attached flyer. To register your interest, contact Dr David Kernaghan: [email protected]
Title of the study:
Co-design of a website of assistive technologies (products) for use by older people with visual and/or hearing impairment to support the safe and effective use of medicines
What are we doing?
We are developing a website that can be searched to identify products that help older people who have visual and/or hearing impairment/loss to manage their medicines. Examples of products include timers, reminders, tactile dots, etc.
We anticipate the website will be used by Health and Social care Professionals, Older People with Sensory Impairment, and carers and family members of older people with visual and/or hearing impairment/loss. To ensure that the website is designed and presented in an accessible and user-friendly manner for all users, we are inviting participants to help develop and test the website and review the type of content to include.
Who do we need?
We are seeking:
- health and social care professionals including charity representatives,
- people aged 65 years or older who live in their own home
- people aged 65 years or older who live in their own home and who have visual and/or hearing impairment/loss
- Formal or informal carers of older people with sensory impairment, for example, adult household members, family, friends.
What will they do?
Participants will take part in up to 3 sessions.
- One introductory meeting (up to 60 minutes)
- Two workshops (up to 3 hours in total i.e. maximum of 90 minutes each)
These can be group workshops or 1-to-1 meetings either in-person or online (your preference). In-person workshops can take place either on university campus (Glasgow) or at your location. Online will be done via Teams or Zoom.
During each session participants will test and review a draft website and will be asked for opinions on its ease of use, content, as well as areas for improvement.
Participants will be eligible for a gift voucher for participating in the study.
*Please Note: Workshops will be recorded
To take part
Please read or listen to the full information in the document and audio files below and sign the consent form included.
SIPA2 Participant Info and Consent Form
SIPA2 Participant Info and Consent Form in audio version below:
