Hearing Loss and Aid Attitudes in Health Sciences Students
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral, Hearing Aid. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
KNOWLEDGE LEVELS, PERSPECTIVES, AND ATTITUDES OF HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY STUDENTS TOWARD HEARING LOSS AND HEARING AID USE
Overview
This study aims to examine the knowledge levels and attitudes of students enrolled in departments other than Audiology within the Faculty of Health Sciences regarding hearing loss and the use of hearing aids. This study is a descriptive. The study included students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ondokuz Mayıs University. Data will collect using the "Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire Among Faculty of Health Sciences Students," which consisted of 29 items. The One-Way ANOVA test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups.
Detailed description
Background: Being able to communicate with a hard-of-hearing individual, maintaining communication, and encouraging the use of hearing aids by explaining their benefits are responsibilities not only of audiologists but also of other healthcare providers.
Purpose: This study aims to examine the knowledge levels and attitudes of students enrolled in departments other than Audiology within the Faculty of Health Sciences regarding hearing loss and the use of hearing aids.
Research Design: This study is a descriptive. Study Sample: The study included students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ondokuz Mayıs University.
Data Collection and Analysis: Data were collected using the "Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire Among Faculty of Health Sciences Students," which consisted of 29 items. The One-Way ANOVA test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups.
Primary outcome measures
- Questionnaire on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Among Health Sciences Students score [Time frame: May 30th to June 30th]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Students from the departments of Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Speech and Language Therapy, Child Development, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Health Management, and Social Work
- Voluntarily agreed to participate in the study
- Individuals aged 18 years and older
- No personal or family history of hearing loss,
- No history of ear surgery,
- Who did not use hearing aids
Exclusion criteria
- Being audiology student
- Individuals aged under 18 years
- Who use hearing aids,
- With a personal or family history of ear surgery or hearing loss
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Sciences Faculty — Samsun
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07575711 · 2024/568