Assessing Hearing Conservation Program Effectiveness: Results of a Multisite Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Noise-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.

Methods

At 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.

Results

Only 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.

Conclusion

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SUBMITTER: Rabinowitz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900868 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature