Workshop Effectiveness for Hearing Health in Noise-Exposed Food Industry Workers

15 male workers exposed to noise in a food industry participated in a study analyzing the effectiveness of participatory workshops on hearing health. The intervention included a hearing profile assessment, pre- and post-workshop questionnaires, and three workshops covering anatomy, noise effects, and prevention. Results showed a statistically significant improvement in workers' perception of susceptibility, benefits of prevention, and behavioral intentions after the workshops.

Use Cases

• Evaluate the impact of participatory workshops on knowledge retention based on pre- and post-intervention questionnaire scores.
• Analyze the relationship between long-term noise exposure and hearing loss based on the reported average working time of 31.5 years and the 40% bilateral hearing loss rate.
• Study changes in behavioral intentions and perceived benefits of preventive actions among noise-exposed workers following an educational intervention.

Strengths

• Includes pre- and post-intervention questionnaire data (versions A and B) allowing for direct comparison of knowledge retention.
• Study design incorporates multiple stages: hearing profile assessment, validated questionnaire (NIOSH, 1996), and three structured workshops on specific themes.
• Reports statistically significant results in three thematic areas of behavioral change among the 15 participants.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample size is limited to 15 male workers from a single food industry, which may limit generalizability.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Aline Carlezzo Moreira via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Intervention study with 15 noise-exposed male workers, involving questionnaires and participatory workshops.