| Prospective, randomized controlled assessment of the short- and long-term efficacy of a hearing conservation education program in Canadian elementary school children. | |
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PMID: 21120832 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of a hearing conservation program in changing acoustic risk-taking and hearing conservation behaviors in elementary school children. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, mixed design controlled study. METHODS: Participants were grade-six students from 16 Vancouver School Board schools. Differences between the intervention and control group responses on a behavioral questionnaire were measured at baseline, and then at 2 weeks and 6 months after administration of a hearing conservation program (Sound Sense™). RESULTS: The intervention resulted in significant interactions for improved earplug use at dances (P = .019), rock concerts (P = .001), with percussion musical instruments (P = .002), and electric guitars (P = .028) at 2 weeks postintervention relative to baseline. Improvements in children's earplug use at dances (P = .041), rock concerts (P = .0024), and with power lawn mowers (P = .043) at 6 months postintervention relative to baseline were also observed. Behavior in the intervention group compared to control group improved in earplug use with any "other noises" at 2 weeks (P = .001), and 6 months (P = .022) relative to baseline. There was a tendency in the intervention group to reduce the duration of use of personal music devices at 2 weeks and 6 months after the hearing conservation program, which was nonsignificant. CONCLUSION: The Sound Sense™ hearing conservation program improved earplug use practices in elementary school children in the short and long term. The development, implementation and evaluation of a community-based health promotion project around hearing loss can serve as a tremendous opportunity for students to develop their knowledge and skills in health advocacy. |
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Anastasia Neufeld; Brian D Westerberg; Shahin Nabi; Graham Bryce; Yves Bureau |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: The Laryngoscope Volume: 121 ISSN: 1531-4995 ISO Abbreviation: Laryngoscope Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607378 Medline TA: Laryngoscope Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 176-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
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