Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Increasing Use of Hearing Protection Devices Among Agricultural Producers

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• Personal Author:
  McCullagh MC ; Ridge LJ ; Stefanovsky NJ ; Trautner KL ; Veliz P
• Description:
  Background: Agricultural producers are frequently exposed to noise that is hazardous to their hearing and cardiovascular health, and have among the highest rates of noise-induced hearing loss of all occupations. However, despite information-sharing approaches, few producers wear sufficient hearing protection. There is a need to develop effective methods of protecting producers from their noise exposure. Methods: We provided a series of 2 to 3 short (30-minute) telephone-based motivational interviewing (MI) sessions to noise-exposed agricultural producers. We assessed intervention effectiveness through changes in measuring hearing protector use pre- and post-intervention using a one-group pre/posttest design. Results: The sample (N = 29) predominantly consisted of crop producers from Michigan. The mean percentage of time hearing protection was used increased from 44.9% to 51.8% after the intervention, approximately a 7% increase (p =.105). Regression analysis suggested the relationship between intervention dose and use of hearing protection was not correlative. Discussion/Conclusion: There was a marginal increase in the use of hearing protection after the intervention, although setting-specific increases in use were uneven. Intervention dose did not correlate with a change in hearing protection use. Further research is warranted to determine the effectiveness of MI, how it compares to information sharing, and to identify intervention dose parameters that promote efficiency. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Hearing Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Farmer Hearing Protection Intervention Effectiveness Motivational Interviewing Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Nursing Phone-based Intervention Protective Equipment
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  130-136
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067755
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2023 Mar; 71(3):130-136
• Contact Point Address:
  Keane L. Trautner, DNP, University of Michigan, 400 4th St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA
• Email:
  keanelee@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230016/cdc_230016_DS1.pdf
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