Effects of pre-existing hearing loss and gender on proposed ANSI S12.13 outcomes for characterizing hearing conservation program effectiveness: preliminary investigation.
J Am Acad Audiol
; 6(6): 407-13, 1995 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-8580500
ABSTRACT
Draft American National Standard "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hearing Conservation Programs" identifies potentially important links between audiometric threshold variability outcomes and occupational hearing conservation program (HCP) practices. Unacceptable threshold variability in annual audiograms may identify poor testing practices and temporary threshold shifts. This preliminary investigation reveals pre-existing hearing loss to be a potentially important confounding viable to interpreting ANSI S12.13 outcomes. Poor hearing groups in this study consistently yielded greater threshold variability (i.e., "poorer" HCP performance) than better hearing groups. Gender may also be a confounding variable, however, to a far lesser degree. HCP managers should exercise caution when interpreting relative ANSI S12.13 outcomes among HCPs differing in baseline hearing sensitivity. Potential causes for these findings are discussed, and implications for future research are identified.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Audição
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Audiol
Assunto da revista:
AUDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos