Journal article
Efficacy of technology-based interventions to increase the use of hearing protections among adolescent farmworkers
International journal of audiology, Vol.57(2), pp.124-134
02/01/2018
DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1374568
PMCID: PMC6987960
PMID: 28918682
Abstract
Objective: Adolescent farmworkers are exposed to loud noise during farm activities. We present a prospective study that evaluated the efficacy of low-cost, technology-based intervention approaches in high schools to enhance the use of hearing protection among adolescent farmworkers. Design: Six high schools in Iowa that agreed to participate in the study were divided into three equal groups through cluster-randomisation with each group receiving one of the three formats of hearing protection intervention: (a) classroom training, (b) classroom training coupled with smartphone app training and (c) computer training. Participants completed baseline (pre-training) and six-week post-intervention surveys for assessing hearing protection knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Study Sample: Seventy participants from six schools were initially enrolled but 50 completed both pre- and post-intervention surveys. Results: In most cases, all three groups showed significant improvement in hearing protection knowledge, attitude and frequency of use from pre- to post-intervention. However, changes between groups were statistically non-significant. Conclusions: Although all three formats led to improvements on hearing protection knowledge, attitude and behaviour, the findings of the study, perhaps due to the small sample size, did not allow us to detect whether technology-based hearing protection interventions were more effective than the traditional face-to-face training for adolescent farmworkers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Efficacy of technology-based interventions to increase the use of hearing protections among adolescent farmworkers
- Creators
- Khalid M Khan - Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Indiana UniversitySydney S Evans - Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Indiana UniversitySylvanna L Bielko - Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Indiana UniversityDiane S Rohlman - Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of audiology, Vol.57(2), pp.124-134
- DOI
- 10.1080/14992027.2017.1374568
- PMID
- 28918682
- PMCID
- PMC6987960
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Audiol
- ISSN
- 1499-2027
- eISSN
- 1708-8186
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- 5 U54; 48-11 / CDC-NIOSH Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984214664302771
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