Overview
Background
My research concerns i) understanding causes and impacts of hearing impairment, particularly in the context of multimorbidity in older age, ii) prevention and treatment of hearing impairment, and iii) hearing service development and evaluation. My research involves epidemiological modelling with population data sets, clinical trials and hearing health policy. I have authored over130 publications in peer reviewed journals and books, and I frequently present invited and keynote addresses at international conferences. I have received the British Society of Audiology’s TS Littler prize for services to audiology and a prestigious US-UK Fulbright award.
I have been awarded 10 grants as principal investigator in the last 5 years totalling >AUD$14.5 million from competitive sources including the NHMRC, the NIHR, the Alzheimer’s Society UK, the European Commission, industry and charity funders. This funding includes an EU Horizon 2020 grant of €6.2 million (as joint PI for “Ears, Eyes and Mind: The “SENSE-Cog Project” to improve mental well-being for elderly Europeans with sensory impairment”), and two NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund awards ($1.2 million as CI for “SENSEcog aged care: Hearing and vision support to improve quality of life for people living with dementia in residential aged care”; AUD$1.3 million for "Home hearing and vision care to improve quality of life for people with dementia and carers"; and an AUD$0.9 million NHMRC targetted hearing research award (as CI for "Improving access to the hearing services program for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds"). I have strong links with hearing industry partners and have received research funding (total >AUD$500,000) from major hearing aid companies Starkey, Oticon, Phonak and the hearing industry research consortium. I have a position at the University of Manchester with on-going involvement (as CI and co-I) in projects funded by the NIHR, the ESRC, the Alzheimer’s Society and the RNID.
Availability
- Professor Piers Dawes is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Research interests
hearing loss; tinnitus, vision loss; assessment; dementia; healthy ageing; psychosocial interventions; mental well-being; aged care; health policy and ageing; public health; dementia; health inequalities; hearing screening
Research impacts
My research is widely cited in national and international guidelines & policy, including the 2016 US National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine report ‘Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability’; the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance ‘Hearing Loss in adults: Assessment and management’; the Australian Parliamentary report on hearing loss ‘Still waiting to be heard’; the 2020 Lancet report on dementia prevention and care; and the WHO guidelines ‘Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia’. My research has global impact, including authorship of the first international guidelines on assessment and management of hearing/vision impairment for people with dementia and development and publication of alternative versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (internationally the most used cognitive screening test) for people with hearing or vision impairment.
My work on developing European networks for consumer and community involvement (CCI) of older adults with lived experience of hearing/vision and cognitive difficulties to inform multi-centre health research was identified for a keynote presentation to open the 2018 INVOLVE (the UK NIHR CCI organization) CCI conference and is cited as a gold standard example by the European INTERDEM initiative to guide integrated biomedical and psychosocial dementia research.
I am on the editorial board of Ear and Hearing, the International Journal of Audiology, and the Journal of Audiology & Otology. I am a peer reviewer for >30 journals, as well as the NHMRC, the NIHR, the ESRC, the MRC and the RNID. I represent the University of Queensland on the Hearing Health Sector Alliance and I am the chair of the Hearing Health Sector Alliance's aged care working group. I am on the Research Committee of the Deafness Foundation.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Patient and public involvement in dementia research in the European Union: a scoping review
Miah, Jahanara, Dawes, Piers, Edwards, Steven, Leroi, Iracema, Starling, Bella and Parsons, Suzanne (2019). Patient and public involvement in dementia research in the European Union: a scoping review. BMC Geriatrics, 19 (1) 220. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1217-9
2019
Journal Article
Direct-to-consumer hearing devices: capabilities, costs, and cosmetics
Almufarrij, Ibrahim, Munro, Kevin J., Dawes, Piers, Stone, Michael A. and Dillon, Harvey (2019). Direct-to-consumer hearing devices: capabilities, costs, and cosmetics. Trends in Hearing, 23, 233121651985830. doi: 10.1177/2331216519858301
2019
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Assessing and managing concurrent hearing, vision and cognitive impairments in older people: an international perspective from healthcare professionals
Leroi, Iracema, Himmelsbach, Ines, Wolski, Lucas, Littlejohn, Jenna, Jury, Francine, Parker, Angela, Charalambous, Anna Pavlina, Dawes, Piers, Constantinidou, Fofi and Thodi, Chryssoula (2019). Assessing and managing concurrent hearing, vision and cognitive impairments in older people: an international perspective from healthcare professionals. Age and Ageing, 48 (4) afy183, 580-587. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy183
2019
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Feasibility of an intervention to support hearing and vision in dementia: the SENSE-Cog field trial
Hooper, Emma, Simkin, Zoe, Abrams, Harvey, Camacho, Elizabeth, Charalambous, Anna Pavlina, Collin, Fideline, Constantinidou, Fofi, Dawes, Piers, Elliott, Rachel, Falkingham, Sue, Frison, Eric, Hann, Mark, Helmer, Catherine, Himmelsbach, Ines, Hussain, Hannah, Marié, Sarah, Montecelo, Susana, Reeves, David, Regan, Jemma, Thodi, Chryssoula, Wolski, Lucas and Leroi, Iracema (2019). Feasibility of an intervention to support hearing and vision in dementia: the SENSE-Cog field trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67 (7), 1472-1477. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15936
2019
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Protocol for the development of versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for people with hearing or vision impairment
Dawes, Piers, Pye, Annie, Reeves, David, Yeung, Wai Kent, Sheikh, Saima, Thodi, Chyrssoula, Charalambous, Anna Pavlina, Gallant, Kathleen, Nasreddine, Ziad and Leroi, Iracema (2019). Protocol for the development of versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for people with hearing or vision impairment. BMJ Open, 9 (3) e026246, e026246. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026246
2019
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Hearing interventions to prevent dementia
Dawes, P. (2019). Hearing interventions to prevent dementia. HNO, 67 (3), 165-171. doi: 10.1007/s00106-019-0617-7
2019
Journal Article
Relationship between diet, tinnitus, and hearing difficulties
Dawes, Piers, Cruickshanks, Karen J., Marsden, Antonia, Moore, David R. and Munro, Kevin J. (2019). Relationship between diet, tinnitus, and hearing difficulties. Ear and Hearing, 41 (2), 289-299. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000765
2019
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Vision loss and 12-year risk of dementia in older adults: the 3C cohort study
Naël, Virginie, Pérès, Karine, Dartigues, Jean-François, Letenneur, Luc, Amieva, Hélène, Arleo, Angelo, Scherlen, Anne-Catherine, Tzourio, Christophe, Berr, Claudine, Carrière, Isabelle, Delcourt, Cécile, Helmer, Catherine, Bertelsen, Geir, Cosh, Suzanne, Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey, Dawes, Piers, Constantinidou, Fofi, Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, Caroline C. W., Leroi, Iracema, Maharani, Asri, Meester-Smor, Magda, Mutlu, Unal, Nael, Virginie, Pendleton, Neil, Schirmer, Henrik, Tampubolon, Gindo, Tiemeier, Henning and von Hanno, Therese (2019). Vision loss and 12-year risk of dementia in older adults: the 3C cohort study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 34 (2), 141-152. doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-00478-y
2019
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What do hearing healthcare professionals do to promote hearing aid use and benefit among adults? A systematic review
Ismail, Afzarini H., Munro, Kevin J., Armitage, Christopher J. and Dawes, Piers D. (2019). What do hearing healthcare professionals do to promote hearing aid use and benefit among adults? A systematic review. International Journal of Audiology, 58 (2), 63-76. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1531154
2019
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Interventions for hearing and vision impairment to improve outcomes for people with dementia: A scoping review
Dawes, Piers, Wolski, Lucas, Himmelsbach, Ines, Regan, Jemma and Leroi, Iracema (2019). Interventions for hearing and vision impairment to improve outcomes for people with dementia: A scoping review. International Psychogeriatrics, 31 (2), 203-221. doi: 10.1017/S1041610218000728
2019
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Individualised sensory intervention to improve quality of life in people with dementia and their companions (SENSE-Cog trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Regan, Jemma, Frison, Eric, Collin, Fidéline, Dawes, Piers, Hann, Mark, Himmelsbach, Ines, Hooper, Emma, Reeves, David, Simkin, Zoe, Thodi, Chryssoula, Yang, Fan, Leroi, Iracema, Abrams, Harvey, Chaghil-Boissière, Nathalie, Charalambous, Pavlina, Constantinidou, Fofi, Gilbert, Camille, Helmer, Catherine, Jury, Francine, Kontogianni, Evangelia, Lawlor, Brian, Matard, Charly, Montecelo, Susana, Marie, Sarah, Politis, Antonios, Postea, Otilia, Renaud, David, Termote, Monique and Wolski, Lucas (2019). Individualised sensory intervention to improve quality of life in people with dementia and their companions (SENSE-Cog trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 20 (1) 80. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2973-0
2019
Journal Article
Beyond motivation: identifying targets for intervention to increase hearing aid use in adults
Sawyer, Chelsea S., Munro, Kevin J., Dawes, Piers, O'Driscoll, Martin P. and Armitage, Christopher J. (2019). Beyond motivation: identifying targets for intervention to increase hearing aid use in adults. International Journal of Audiology, 58 (1), 53-58. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1534007
2019
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Erratum: Author Correction: eHealth tools for the self-testing of visual acuity: a scoping review
Yeung, Wai Kent, Dawes, Piers, Pye, Annie, Charalambous, Anna-Pavlina, Neil, Malcolm, Aslam, Tariq, Dickinson, Christine and Leroi, Iracema (2019). Erratum: Author Correction: eHealth tools for the self-testing of visual acuity: a scoping review. n p j Digital Medicine, 2 (1) 117, 117. doi: 10.1038/s41746-019-0195-9
2018
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A protocol to evaluate the impact of involvement of older people with dementia and age-related hearing and/or vision impairment in a multi-site european research study
Miah, Jahanara, Dawes, Piers, Leroi, Iracema, Parsons, Suzanne and Starling, Bella (2018). A protocol to evaluate the impact of involvement of older people with dementia and age-related hearing and/or vision impairment in a multi-site european research study. Research Involvement and Engagement, 4 (1) 44. doi: 10.1186/s40900-018-0128-9
2018
Journal Article
Cataract surgery and age-related cognitive decline: a 13-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Maharani, Asri, Dawes, Piers, Nazroo, James, Tampubolon, Gindo and Pendleton, Neil (2018). Cataract surgery and age-related cognitive decline: a 13-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. PLoS ONE, 13 (10) e0204833, e0204833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204833
2018
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Bidirectional associations of vision and hearing loss with anxiety: Prospective findings from the Three-City Study
Cosh, Suzanne, Naël, V., Carrière, I., Daien, V., Amieva, H., Delcourt, C., Helmer, C., Bertelsen, Geir, Coshsq, S., Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey, Dawes, Piers, Delcourt, Cécile, Constantinidou, Fofi, Helmer, Catherine, Arfan Ikram, M., Klaver, Caroline C.W., Leroi, Iracema, Maharani, Asri, Meester-Smor, Magda, Mutlu, Unal, Nael, Virginie, Pendleton, Neil, Schirmer, Henrik, Tampubolon, Gindo, Tiemeier, Henning and Von Hanno, Therese (2018). Bidirectional associations of vision and hearing loss with anxiety: Prospective findings from the Three-City Study. Age and Ageing, 47 (4), 582-589. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy062
2018
Journal Article
Visual and hearing impairments are associated with cognitive decline in older people
Maharani, Asri, Dawes, Piers, Nazroo, James, Tampubolon, Gindo and Pendleton, Neil (2018). Visual and hearing impairments are associated with cognitive decline in older people. Age and Ageing, 47 (4), 575-581. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy061
2018
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Longitudinal relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive function in older Americans
Maharani, Asri, Dawes, Piers, Nazroo, James, Tampubolon, Gindo, Pendleton, Neil, Bertelsen, Geir, Cosh, Suzanne, Cougnard-Grégoire, Audrey, Delcourt, Cécile, Constantinidou, Fofi, Helmer, Catherine, Ikram, M. Arfan, Klaver, Caroline C.W., Leroi, Iracema, Meester-Smor, Magda, Mutlu, Unal, Nael, Virginie, Schirmer, Henrik, Tiemeier, Henning and von Hanno, Therese (2018). Longitudinal relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive function in older Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66 (6), 1130-1136. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15363
2018
Journal Article
Hearing handicap and speech recognition correlate with self-reported listening effort and fatigue
Alhanbali, Sara, Dawes, Piers, Lloyd, Simon and Munro, Kevin J. (2018). Hearing handicap and speech recognition correlate with self-reported listening effort and fatigue. Ear and Hearing, 39 (3), 470-474. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000515
2018
Journal Article
Measurement tools of resource use and quality of life in clinical trials for dementia or cognitive impairment interventions: a systematically conducted narrative review
Yang, Fan, Dawes, Piers, Leroi, Iracema and Gannon, Brenda (2018). Measurement tools of resource use and quality of life in clinical trials for dementia or cognitive impairment interventions: a systematically conducted narrative review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33 (2), e166-e176. doi: 10.1002/gps.4771
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Identifying hearing and vision impairment among people in residential aged care communities
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Hearing health inequalities in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan, Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht
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Doctor Philosophy
The Australian home care study: prevalence, recognition and treatment of hearing, vision and dementia among vulnerable older Australians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nancy Pachana
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Doctor Philosophy
Hearing Health Inequality in Australian Immigrants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nerina Scarinci
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Doctor Philosophy
Audiology services for adults in Malaysia: perspectives of clinicians and adults with hearing loss
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Barbra Timmer
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