Amanda D. Clark

First Advisor

Meinke, Deanna

Date Created

5-1-2013

Abstract

Hearing loss prevention programs targeting children have been implemented in an effort to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus in this age group. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of parental involvement in the Dangerous Decibels® hearing loss prevention program taught to children as well as the parents in the study group. Through the use of pre, post and follow-up questionnaires, the effectiveness of the Dangerous Decibels program for children with parental involvement was compared to the effectiveness of the Dangerous Decibels program for children without parental involvement in the training session.

A total of 23 child/parent pairs were included in the control group and 22 child/parent pairs in the experimental group. Child participants were eight to twelve years of age. For this study, a baseline, post, and three-month follow-up questionnaire was utilized to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and intended behaviors of children and parents regarding NIHL and the prevention of NIHL.

Improvements in the knowledge, attitudes, and intended behaviors were evident at post and three-month follow-up for those participants who received the Dangerous Decibels program. There were significant differences in the knowledge, attitudes, and intended behaviors of children and their parents who attended the Dangerous Decibels program simultaneously, compared to those children and

their parents that did not participate together. The Dangerous Decibels program can be successfully delivered simultaneously to both children and adults

Keywords

Audiology; Hearing loss prevention; Noise-induced hearing loss; Tinnitus; Dangerous Decibels

Extent

138 pages

Local Identifiers

ClarkCapstone20130510

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by the author.

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