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Título:
Psychosocial variables in a hearing conservation program addressed to the young
Lugar:
Madrid
Reunión:
Congreso; 19th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ACOUSTICS; 2007
Institución organizadora:
Sociedad Española de Acústica
Resumen:

The study on the hearing consequences of the non-occupational noise exposure in the young requires the development of interdisciplinary researches for stablishing the relationship among three important aspects: audiological, psychosocial and acoustical. This paper describes the psychosocial study that is being carried out in the frame of a Hearing Conservation Programm addressed to the young, implemented at CINTRA. To consider the psychosocial aspect contributs: 1) to relate the auditory function with the personal characteristics, the recreational habits and the sound immission; 2) to formulate a complete diagnosis and to give personal advice and assistance; 3) to obtain valid and reliable guidelines for planning and launching educational campaigns. The measurement instruments applied are depicted; those developed ad hoc, as the Questionnaire of Out-of-school Activities and the Attitudes and Semantic Differential Scales; and those, already standardizated, as the Personality test. The results of the first year of work are described.