Informiranost i stavovi odraslih i starijih osoba o teškoćama slušanja i mogućnostima rehabilitacije

master's thesis

• Title (english): Awareness and attitudes of adults with acquired hearing loss toward rehabilitation options
• Author: Anita Holjevac
• Mentor: Luka Bonetti (mentor)
• Committee member: Luka Bonetti (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Iva Hrastinski (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Milković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech Therapy

Abstract

Oštećenje sluha je najčešća senzorička te jedna od najčešćih kroničnih teškoća odrasle i starije populacije. Čak jedna trećina osoba starijih od 65 godina ima neki oblik oštećenja sluha, a s obzirom na starenje populacije, pretpostavlja se porast broja osoba sa stečenim oštećenjem sluha. Znanja opće populacije o samom oštećenju te o rehabilitacijskim opcijama često su nedostatna i iskrivljena, a stavovi o osobama sa stečenim oštećenjem sluha negativni. Stoga je cilj ovog rada bio ispitati informiranost i stavove populacije u riziku o teškoćama slušanja i mogućnostima rehabilitacije kako bi se lakše kreirali preventivni programi i edukacije kojima bi se utjecalo na znanja i stavove koji su nedostatni i pogrešni. Za potrebe istraživanja kreiran je upitnik od 34 čestica kojim je ispitano 119 osoba u dobi između 40 i 79 godina. Rezultati deskriptivne analize pokazuju manjak znanja o prirodi oštećenja sluha, njegovim posljedicama i mogućnostima rehabiltiacije te negativne stavove prema slušnim pomagala.
Također, rezultati neparametrijske statistike pokazuju kako su muškarci skloniji doživljavati osobe s oštećenjem sluha stigmatizirajuće, izbjegavati traženje pomoći i korištenje slušnih pomagala , kao i stariji ispitanici, koji su pokazali veću sklonost stigmatizaciji i negativnim stavovima prema osobama s oštećenjem sluha, a manju sklonost traženja pomoći i prihvaćanja oštećenja sluha te manjak znanja o prevenciji oštećenja sluha. Takvi rezultati naglašavaju potrebu podizanja svijesti o oštećenju sluha, smanjenja negativnih stavova te edukacije o prevenciji i mogućnostima rehabilitacije oštećenja sluha.

Abstract (english)

Hearing impairment is the most common sensoric and one of the most common chronic diseases of the older adult and elderly population. One third of people older than 65 has some type of hearing impairment, and according to the trend of aging of population, the higher number of people with hearing impairment is assumed in the future. Knowledge of general population about hearing imapirment and rehabilitation options are often wrong and insufficient, and attitudes toward people with hearing impairment are negative. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine awareness and attitudes of population in risk towards hearing loss and rehabilitation options in order to enable easier creation of preventive programs and education which would affect insufficient and distorted knowledge and attitudes. The questionnaire was made for the purpose of the research which contains 34 claims and it surveyed 119 people aged between 40 i 79. Results indicated insufficient knowledge about the nature of hearing loss, its consequences and rehabilitation options, and also negative attitudes towards hearing aids. Men are more prone to stigmatization of people with hearing loss, avoiding seeking for help and using hearing aids. It is similar with older respondents, who are more prone to stigmatization and negative attitudes toward people with hearing loss, and less prone to seeking help and accepting hearing loss and they have less knowlegde about the prevention of hearing loss. These results emphasize the need of raising awareness about hearing loss, reducing negative attitudes and the need of education about hearing loss prevention and rehabilitation options.

• Keywords: Oštećenje sluha; informiranost; stavovi; rehabilitacija
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:560346
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Speech and Language Pathology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra logopedije (magistar/magistra logopedije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-10-26 13:04:40