Munjal Srishti, P G Bhargavi, Rajashekhar Bellur
Department of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India,
Department of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2024;76(6):529-537. doi: 10.1159/000537994. Epub 2024 Mar 1.
Hearing loss results in the breakdown of communication by affecting the ability to engage socially, leading to isolation socially and emotionally. The combination of behavioral, social, emotional, and psychological consequences is expressed as the "psychosocial" impacts of hearing loss. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAPs) of Indian audiologists in addressing the psychosocial needs of persons with hearing loss. The objectives are to develop and validate the KAP questionnaire for Indian audiologists and to assess the KAP of Indian audiologists toward the psychosocial needs of persons with hearing loss.
This study included 332 participants in the age group of 25-60 years with a minimum of 2 years of working experience and was divided into 2 phases. The first phase was a qualitative study that focused on the development and validation of the questionnaire including 3 domains. The second phase was a cross-sectional survey of administering the developed questionnaire to audiologists pan-India through social media platforms using Google Forms.
The results revealed that in the knowledge domain, percentage scores of good, fair, and poor knowledge of audiologists were 46.98%, 40.06%, and 12.95%, respectively. In the attitude domain, percentage scores for positive (81.32%), neutral (17.46%), and negative (1.2%) attitudes to address psychosocial needs were noted. Further, in the practice domain, it was 73.49% for good practice, 23.7% for fair practice, and 2.71% for poor practice.
The outcome of the study clearly revealed the need to expand audiological services for considering and managing the psychological factors caused by hearing loss causing communication problems. Audiologists have evinced interest in attaining more knowledge to improve the attitude they hold and enhance their practice skills. This will enable them to address such needs carefully and provide the best possible counseling and referrals, contributing to overall well-being and quality of life.
听力损失会影响社交能力，导致沟通障碍，进而造成社交和情感上的孤立。行为、社会、情感和心理后果的综合表现即为听力损失的“心理社会”影响。本研究的目的是确定印度听力学家在满足听力损失患者心理社会需求方面的知识、态度和实践情况。目标是开发并验证针对印度听力学家的知识、态度和实践调查问卷，并评估印度听力学家对听力损失患者心理社会需求的知识、态度和实践情况。
本研究纳入了332名年龄在25至60岁之间、至少有2年工作经验的参与者，并分为两个阶段。第一阶段是定性研究，重点是开发和验证包括三个领域的调查问卷。第二阶段是通过社交媒体平台使用谷歌表单对全印度的听力学家进行横断面调查，以发放已开发的调查问卷。
结果显示，在知识领域，听力学家知识水平良好、一般和较差的百分比得分分别为46.98%、40.06%和12.95%。在态度领域，对满足心理社会需求持积极（81.32%）、中立（17.46%）和消极（1.2%）态度的百分比得分被记录下来。此外，在实践领域，良好实践的比例为73.49%，一般实践的比例为23.7%，较差实践的比例为2.71%。
研究结果清楚地表明，需要扩大听力服务，以考虑和管理由听力损失导致沟通问题所引发的心理因素。听力学家表现出对获取更多知识的兴趣，以改善他们的态度并提高实践技能。这将使他们能够谨慎地满足此类需求，并提供尽可能好的咨询和转诊服务，从而促进整体幸福感和生活质量。
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