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Dr Mel Toomey

@meltoomey.bsky.social

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Research Fellow, Optometrist, and Early Career Researcher at UQ Centre for Hearing Research. Research interest is the intersection of hearing, vision and dementia. Implementation scientist.

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Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Jun 30

Just Published:
“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” This qualitative study highlights the unmet sensory needs of older adults with hearing/vision loss receiving home care in Australia.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AgedCare #Visionloss #Hearingloss #homecare

“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment

Older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment often face challenges in accessing appropriate support within home care services. This study investigated the hearing and/or vision support care n...

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Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · May 26

Just published! Our process evaluation protocol outlines how we’re studying the implementation of a hearing/vision support intervention for older adults in home care, laying the groundwork for broader scale-up.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/hex....
#ImplSci #AgedCare #VisionLoss #HearingSupport

Protocol for the Process Evaluation of the SENSE‐Cog Sensory Support Intervention Field Trial to Improve Quality of Life for Older People Receiving Home Care in Australia

Background A field trial of a home-delivered hearing and vision support intervention will assess its impact on the quality of life and well-being of home care recipients with hearing and/or vision i...

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Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Dec 12

Excited to present at the UQ SHRS ECR Conference on "Exploring Hearing and Vision Support Care Needs of Older Adults in Home Care Settings." Let's enhance sensory well-being and quality of life! #AgedCare #HearingSupport #VisionSupport #HomeCare #SHRSConference #ECR #SENSEcog

Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Dec 12

Prof Susan Michie posted this today. Great to know that the COM-B and BCW images as available for use!

Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social · Dec 11

All my work is open - and you can use images from it without seeking my permission as long as it is correctly cited. Every week I get requests in relation to COM-B or the Behaviour Change Wheel. No need to request- the answer is always yes! #OpenScience

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Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Dec 5

Citing this article everytime my family questions my dark chocolate consumption.🤣

The BMJ @bmj.com · Dec 5

Eating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a US study.

Clinical trials are needed to confirm findings and identify reasons for dark chocolate’s protective effect, say authors
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Dec 4

Presenting my poster on the adaptation of SENSEcog sensory support intervention that supports the sensory needs of older Australians with hearing, vision and cognitive impairment.

#vision_impairment
#hearing_impairment
#dementia
#optometry
#audiolog
#HSR24
#UQ

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 3

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Dr Mel Toomey @meltoomey.bsky.social · Dec 4

Excited to be at the Health Services Research conference. eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2024-con...

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Review of Optometry @revoptom.bsky.social · Dec 2

Do you know how to intervene for a case of presumed myasthenia gravis? Here’s a quick overview from our November issue!

#optometry #ophthalmology #optometrist #eyecare #eyehealth #OphthoSky

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