Research project

Diabetes and hearing loss (D-HEAL): Uncovering the connection for healthy ageing

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Project overview

Aims and Objectives

The primary goal of this project is to investigate the comorbidity of hearing loss and diabetes in older adults from a socioeconomic perspective.

Throughout the project, I will undertake several key activities:

Data Refinement: I will explore the available coding variables within the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a nationally representative sample of older people. This includes examining key measures of hearing loss and diabetes that are available in 9 Waves of ELSA.

Prevalence Analysis: I will conduct exploratory analyses to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and hearing loss across various socioeconomic groups in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the available sub-samples and their sufficiency for multivariable analyses.

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE): Gathering input from patients and families to inform the main application via a Workshop.

Networking and Collaboration: The Strategic Research Development Fund will support networking visits and participation in a conference to establish links with potential collaborators with relevant expertise and stakeholders who would be interested in co-developing impact and knowledge exchange activities.

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs