Hearing Loss in the Elderly: A Proposal for Intervention in Primary Health Care

Autor: Débora Conceição Santos de Oliveira, Isaac Suzart Gomes-Filho, Michelle de Santana Xavier Ramos, Ana Lucia Barreto da Fonseca, Adan Araújo Marques, Alexandre Marcelo Hintz, Doris Firmino Rabelo, Ana Claudia Morais Godoy Figueiredo, Simone Seixas da Cruz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: SAGE Open, Vol 13 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-2440
21582440
DOI: 10.1177/21582440231206374
Popis: To evaluate the performance of professionals regarding knowledge about hearing loss in the elderly, through theoretical and practical training by a speech therapist. An intervention study was carried out with 87 Primary Health Care professionals in a municipality of Brazil. A survey of the participants’ knowledge related to hearing loss was performed using a data collection instrument composed of items related to both sociodemographic conditions and specific questions concerning the topic. This instrument was applied in two stages: before training and after training. The participants’ performance in relation to knowledge about hearing health was estimated by subtracting the post-training score from that obtained in pre-training. Participants were classified in higher performance (≥4 points) and lower performance (
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