A Comparison of an Audiometric Screening Survey with an In-Depth Research Questionnaire for Hearing Loss and Hearing Loss Risk Factors

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• Personal Author:
  Dixon-Ernst C ; Galusha D ; Mosites E ; Neitzel R ; Rabinowitz P ; Trufan S
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: We assessed the reliability of a hearing risk factor screening survey used by hearing conservation programmes for noise-exposed workers. DESIGN: We compared workers' answers from the screening survey to their answers to a confidential research questionnaire regarding hearing loss risk factors. We calculated kappa statistics to test the correlation between yes/no questions in the research questionnaire compared to answers from 1 and 5 years of screening surveys. STUDY SAMPLE: We compared the screening survey and research questionnaire answers of 274 aluminum plant workers. RESULTS: Most of the questions in the in-company screening survey showed fair to moderate agreement with the research questionnaire (kappa range: -0.02, 0.57). Workers' answers to the screening survey had better correlation with the research questionnaire when we compared 5 years of screening answers. For nearly all questions, workers were more likely to respond affirmatively on the research questionnaire than the screening survey. CONCLUSIONS: Hearing conservation programmes should be aware that workers may underreport hearing loss risk factors and functional hearing status on an audiometric screening survey. Validating company screening tools could help provide more accurate information on hearing loss and risk factors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Aluminum Compounds Demography Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Men Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Aluminum Author Keywords: Hearing Conservation Behavioural Measures Demographic Characteristics Demographics/Epidemiology Exposure Levels Hearing Conservation Hearing Loss Humans Metallurgy Noise Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Questionnaires Risk Factors Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1499-2027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050698
• Citation:
  Int J Audiol 2016 Dec; 55(12):782-786
• Contact Point Address:
  Emily Mosites, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Center for One Health Research, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Box 357234, Seattle, WA 98195-7234
• Email:
  emily.mosites@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Audiology
• End Date:
  20170630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210941/cdc_210941_DS1.pdf
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