Design
hearing impairment
HEARING IMPAIRMENT, AIDS
We will conduct a multi-site, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial involving at-home executive function training over a 12-week period. A total sample of 60 participants will be recruited at each testing site, comprised of 20 middle-aged adults (aged 45–60 years old) with normal hearing, 20 older-adults (aged 65–80 years old) with normal hearing, and 20 older-adults (aged 65–80 years old) with hearing impairment who use hearing aids (with a minimum of 6 months of experience using hearing aids). Participants will be randomized to either an executive function training group or a wait-list control group. The executive function training group will complete the home-based computerized cognitive training program during a 12-week period, while the wait-list control group will not complete any form of cognitive training during the 12 weeks. Participants in the wait-list control group will be offered the cognitive training program at the end of the study. Before and after the 12 week-period, participants in both groups will be asked to complete a series of cognitive, sensory, and mobility tests during two separate in-person sessions.