Abstract
Objective: To determine stages of hearing-protection behavioral change and their relationships with cognitions and hearing status. Method: A cross-sectional study of 769 construction workers who completed a survey and audiometric tests. Results: The majority of participants (over 64%) were in the preparation stage. Participants in the action/maintenance stage demonstrated significantly greater benefits, selfefficacy, and interpersonal influence; fewer barriers; and better hearing. This is the first study that shows significantly better health outcome, hearing ability, as the stage progresses. Conclusion: Study demonstrates preliminary validity of the stages of change with hearing-protection behavior. Future hearing-protection intervention should integrate the stages of change to increase effectiveness. Copyright (c) PNG Publications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 811-822 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | American journal of health behavior |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Cognitive perceptions
- Construction workers
- Hearing ability
- Hearing protection
- Stages of change