Test of the Health Promotion Model as a Causal Model of Construction Workers’ Use of Hearing Protection

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• Personal Author:
  Hogan MM ; Lusk SL ; Ronis DL
• Description:
  The health promotion model (HPM) was tested as a causal model of construction workers' use of hearing protection (N = 359). Theoretical and exploratory models fit well, with the theoretical model accounting for 36.3% of variance and the exploratory model accounting for 50.6% of variance in hearing protection use. Value of use (benefits of using hearing protection), barriers to use, and self-efficacy were significant predictors in both the theoretical and exploratory models, but perceived health status was a predictor only in the theoretical model. In the exploratory model, where modifying factors were allowed direct relationships with use of hearing protection, two modifying factors - noise exposure and interpersonal influences-modeling - were significant predictors. Results of this test of the HPM are consistent with the revised HPM (Pender, 1996). There were significant direct paths from modifying factors to behavior. Use of hearing protection was best predicted by behavior-specific predictors, such as perceived barriers to use of hearing protection. Results support the use of the HPM to predict use of hearing protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Demography Environmental Health Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Mental Health Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Promotion Model Construction-workers Construction Workers Demographic-characteristics Environmental-factors Hazards Hearing-conservation Hearing-disorders Hearing-protection Hearing Protection Models Model Testing Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Occupational-hazards Physiological-stress Preventing Hearing Loss Psychological-stress Sampling

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• ISSN:
  0160-6891
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  183-194
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024516
• Citation:
  Res Nurs Health 1997 Jun; 20(3):183-194
• Contact Point Address:
  Sally L. Lusk, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Room 3182, 400 North Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  Research in Nursing and Health
• End Date:
  19970929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d73f970922872d1477f8a21c183cf5b3f48f6fa17a289aeba2dd76f8df322ffc99db2a9bb417662276baf026a669357cba1ed9fe6e3cc9712e787b84fa815e19
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196285/cdc_196285_DS1.pdf
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