Protocol of a test of hearing health education programs for farm and rural youth

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

James Yang¹  Tanima Banerjee¹  Marjorie C. McCullagh¹ 

[1] University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls St., 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;

关键词: Hearing loss prevention;    Hearing conservation;    Farmers;    Randomized controlled trial;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-2393-y

 received in 2015-09-11, accepted in 2015-10-06,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundFarm and rural youth have frequent exposure to hazardous noise on the farm and recreationally, and have an increased prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss. There is a lack of programs to prepare this high-risk population to use hearing conservation strategies.MethodsThe purpose of this project is to test innovative hearing health education programs delivered to a large target group and to determine the effectiveness and sustainability of these programs in promoting hearing health among farm and rural youth. Specifically, this project includes: a) an interactive face-to-face informational program alone, b) an interactive face-to-face informational program followed by an Internet-based booster, and c) a no-intervention control. Sites will include selected affiliates of a major farm youth safety education organization. Data will be collected at baseline, 3, and 12 months. A linear mixed model will be used to compare the effectiveness of the three interventions over time. Descriptive statistics will be used to compare program costs and sustainability ratings.DiscussionOutcomes of this project will provide knowledge necessary to implement quality and cost-effective services to farm and rural youth, a high-risk and underserved population, that can be implemented and sustained after the study is completed.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02472821 Registered 09 Jun, 2015.

【 授权许可】

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© McCullagh et al. 2015