Communicating Hearing Loss Information to Young Children: Effectiveness of Lecture and Printed Materials

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• Personal Author:
  Hudak, Roberta L. ; Randolph, Robert F. ; Vaught C
• Description:
  Developing positive attitudes and behaviors toward hearing loss prevention is more effective the earlier it begins. This study evaluated two training techniques for educating young children about noise and hearing loss. Third grade students from seven Pennsylvania elementary schools received either no intervention between the pre-tests and post-tests, a lecture about hearing loss, or an informational bookmark along with the same lecture. A 10-item quiz was administered as a pre-test and post-test to assess changes in knowledge. Scores on the quiz improved the most for the lecture intervention groups regardless of whether they received the bookmark. Adding the bookmark did not have a significant effect on knowledge gain. The findings reinforce the value of providing an educational foundation along with communication products. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Children Hearing Conservation Hearing Loss Noise Induced Hearing Loss Training
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Publisher:
  American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  433-438
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023605
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2003 Oct; 51(10):433-438
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Hearing Loss
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f9e7e88061c01c11fab129240e5706bdb70d22f32b9bd09d3367dd7a2acfd23aefc42688cb6b0ffcad855756f68c2704e65cd219acebe906a25fa6d14b0095c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220713/cdc_220713_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.10 MB ]