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Published on: September 7, 2022
[The effects on health information education for the deaf]
Young-Hee Yom1, Soo-Yeon Ahn, Jung- Ae Yee
1Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. yhyom@hallym.ac.kr
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on health information education for the deaf.
Method:
One group pre-test and post-test research design was applied to 46 deaf people. The instrument developed by research team was used for data collection. The questionnaire consisted of 91 items including demographics and 5 diseases, such as hypertension, cancer, diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hepatitis.
Result:
The degrees of knowledge on 4 diseases, such as, hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hepatitis were significantly improved. There was no educational effect on cancer even though the degree of knowledge during the pre-test was the highest. There were educational effects on 5 diseases by gender, but no effects by age and hearing/deaf status of parent.
Conclusion:
This study was the first for the deaf in nursing. Further studies are needed for the deaf who have low education. Also, good educational materials using video and CD need to be developed.
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