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
  • Farmers
  • Hearing protection
  • Noise exposure
  • Noise induced hearing loss
  • Intervention effectiveness
  • Protective equipment
  • Author Keywords: farmer
  • hearing protection
  • motivational interviewing
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• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230016/cdc_230016_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 242.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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