Abstract
Currently, there are more than 445,000 veterans receiving compensation for hearing loss associated with military service, and 395,000 receiving compensation for service-related tinnitus. In addition to compensation payments, service-related hearing disorders cost the US Department of Veterans Affairs in terms of provision of hearing aids, hearing aid-related services, and clinical services at its 220 facilities nationwide. It is imperative that hearing conservation among military personnel and veterans be addressed. In this paper, we describe the rationale for and the development of a multimedia Hearing Loss Prevention Program aimed at preventing the progression of hearing loss among veterans associated with social, recreational, and nonmilitary occupational noise exposure. The program was developed based on the principles outlined in the Health Belief Model of Rosenstock (1966) and the Health Promotion Model of Pender et al. (2002).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 14-21 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Noise Health |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 42 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- adult
- ear protective devices
- health behavior
- health education
- hearing aids/economics
- hearing loss, noise-induced/economics
- humans
- middle aged
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
- noise, occupational/prevention & control
- noise, transportation
- prevalence
- tinnitus/economics
- United States
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs/economics
- veterans
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