Thulin Andreas, Kähäri Kim, Malmberg Milijana
Region Västra Götaland, Habilitation & Health, Hearing Organization, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Prev Med Rep. 2023 Jun 25;35:102298. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102298. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Recent studies underline the need for research on approaches to encouraging healthy listening habits. This study aims to develop and evaluate an online hearing loss prevention program; and examine its influence on the participants' use of hearing protection, hearing loss prevention knowledge, attitude towards noise, and program useability and adherence. The study was conducted in the county of Västra Götaland, Sweden, from March through October 2021. The program included four modules focused on hearing and hearing loss prevention and was accessible to the participants for four weeks. In total, 75 participants completed the program which was evaluated using the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale and four additional self-designed questionnaires. The questionnaires were deployed before and immediately after program completion. The findings indicate that the program may influence the participants' attitudes toward noise and the use of hearing protection. The participants who completed the program perceived high useability and increased hearing loss prevention knowledge. This program is most needed to promote healthy hearing. Future studies should target specific groups with this program and evaluate its long-term effects.
近期研究强调了对鼓励健康听力习惯方法进行研究的必要性。本研究旨在开发并评估一项在线听力损失预防计划；并考察其对参与者听力保护措施的使用、听力损失预防知识、对噪音的态度以及计划的可用性和依从性的影响。该研究于2021年3月至10月在瑞典西约塔兰省进行。该计划包括四个聚焦于听力及听力损失预防的模块，参与者可在四周内使用。共有75名参与者完成了该计划，使用青少年噪音态度量表和另外四份自行设计的问卷对其进行评估。问卷在计划完成前和完成后立即发放。研究结果表明，该计划可能会影响参与者对噪音的态度以及听力保护措施的使用。完成该计划的参与者认为其可用性高，且听力损失预防知识有所增加。推广健康听力最需要这样的计划。未来的研究应以该计划针对特定群体，并评估其长期效果。
