Effectiveness of computer-based tailoring versus targeting to promote use of hearing protection

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• Personal Author:
  Kerr MJ ; Lusk SL ; Monsen KA ; Savik K
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 2 computer-based interventions and booster messages on construction workers' use of hearing protection. Construction workers (n = 343) were randomly assigned to receive tailored (addressing individual characteristics) or targeted (addressing shared characteristics) education, with or without booster messages, in an experimental 4-group pretest-post-test design. Post hoc message matching compared the value of tailored and targeted approaches. Participants improved use of hearing protection from 42% to 50% of the time they were exposed to noise 1 year post-intervention. Differences between intervention groups were not significant. The significant improvement in use of hearing protection demonstrates that interventions can have an impact on preventing noise-induced hearing loss. Since targeted and tailored intervention groups did not significantly differ in use of hearing protection, and since targeted interventions are less costly to develop, targeted interventions offer greater value. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Construction Industry Ear Education Hearing Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs Software

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Computer-assisted Instruction Computer-models Computer-software Construction-workers Ear-protection Ear-protectors Ear Protective Devices Hearing-protection Injury-prevention Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-protection Noise Induced Hearing Loss Personal-protective-equipment Randomized Controlled Trial Safety-education

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• ISSN:
  0844-5621
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  80-97
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040859
• Citation:
  Can J Nurs Res 2007 Mar; 39(1):80-97
• Contact Point Address:
  Madeleine J. Kerr, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
• Email:
  kerrx010@tc.umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7702575a58ad55606b16746c4d85f4513f00b4e8071cba9719ae78b21823b437720a402f23813c2ad168cf8068a792aac77c8ea28446cd2a6a0416a824cc58ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193577/cdc_193577_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 172.64 KB ]