ABSTRACT
Introduction
Providing access to information with different means of communication is fundamental and challenging, since several communication barriers are present such as the language of the issuer, the way information is presented, the material used and the difficulty of access, availability of time, motivation and, mainly the interest. Educational programs for the prevention and promotion of hearing health are essential, providing change of attitudes and improvement in the quality of life.
Purpose
To verify the motivation and social attitudes of students after participating in an educational program of training in hearing health
Methods
The study featured 38 students from public schools, distributed as follows: School A (13 students), School B (five students), School C (11 students) and School D (nine students). They answered the Escala Likert de Atitudes Sociais em Relação à Inclusão (Likert Social Attitudes Scale in Relation to Inclusion) (ELASI), and the Motivational Analysis Checklist, before and after an educational hearing health training program. The study design was exploratory.
Results
In the ELASI, there was a significant difference for all schools in the situations before and after the educational program. In the comparison among schools, only School B showed difference. These results indicate favorable attitudes of the students in relation to the training program, therefore revealing possible improvements in the behaviors towards inclusion in schools. In the Motivational Analysis Checklist, it was found that 100% of students positively evaluated the training program, considering it an “impressive course”.
Conclusion
The social and motivational attitudes in the educational training program, on the subject of Hearing Health, using Interactive Teleducation, were favorable, revealing trend to social inclusion.
Hearing; Hearing aids; Speech, language and hearing sciences; Telemedicine; Health promotion
