ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2018
Assessing Hearing Conservation Program Effectiveness: Results of a Multisite Assessment.
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- Worsened multitasking performance with simulated hearing protection correlates with individuals' choice not to "wear" it.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Stakeholder perspectives on hearing conservation programmes in the South African mining sector: A qualitative study.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Time Trend of Occupational Noise-induced Hearing Loss in a Metallurgical Plant With a Hearing Conservation Program.Safety and health at work · 2024Article
- Identifying Health-Related Conditions Associated with Tinnitus in Young Adults.Audiology research · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the HearWell Pilot Program: A ParticipatoryInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of hearing loss among noise-exposed workers within the services sector, 2006-2015.International journal of audiology · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of a Novel Index System in Preventing Early Hearing Loss among Furniture Industry Skills Training Students in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Experience and Awareness of Health Managers, Administrators, and Workers on a Hearing Conservation Program in Korea: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Hearing loss, lead (Pb) exposure, and noise: a sound approach to ototoxicity exploration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectivesNoise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains one of the most prevalent occupational diseases. Occupational hearing conservation programs (HCPs) can reduce the risk of NIHL, but there remains no consensus on assessing HCP effectiveness. We conducted a multisite, mixed-method assessment of HCP programs.
methodsAt 13 manufacturing plants, we performed assessments, including interviews with program staff and worker focus groups and surveys. We analyzed the association between these assessments and age-corrected NIHL rates.
resultsOnly a few items from the HCP staff interviews correlated with NIHL rates. For the employee survey, management commitment to NIHL prevention and being counseled about NIHL were strongly associated with NIHL rates.
conclusionManagement commitment and counseling of workers about NIHL may be key factors in program effectiveness. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods appears to be useful for assessing HCPs.
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