评估美国空军听力保护教育材料的合规性,可读性,可理解性和可操作性
Thomas Dominguez1, Lucas Pettit1, Clayton Garner1
1Division of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
|August 25, 2025
概括
军事听力保护教育材料基本上符合规定,但难以阅读. 建议侧重于提高服务人员的清晰度和可访问性,以防止听力损失.
科学领域:
- 职业健康问题
- 听力学
- 军事医学
背景情况:
- 噪音引起的听力损失和耳是美国退伍军人的常见障碍.
- 有效的听力保护计划对于预防这些与服务相关的疾病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估飞行员听力保护教育材料的合规性,可理解性,可操作性和可读性.
- 确定对军人提供的教育内容的改进领域.
主要方法:
- 评估了美国陆地空军基地的67份教育资料.
- 评估符合美国空军 (USAF),国防部 (DoD) 和职业安全和健康管理局 (OSHA) 的规定.
- 使用视听材料的患者教育材料评估工具 (PEMAT-A/V) 进行理解和可操作性,以及Flesch-Kincaid等级水平 (FKGL) 进行可读性.
主要成果:
- 美国空军,国防部和OSHA法规的总体平均遵守率很高 (83-88%).
- 平均可理解度为75%,平均可操作度为89%.
- 平均可读性为10.68级,其中97%的材料超过了推的6级水平.
结论:
- 虽然听力保护教材符合要求,但经常超过推的阅读水平,可能会阻碍理解.
- 建议包括提供积极的反和简化信息,以提高可理解性和可操作性.
- 改善教育材料对于军队成员有效的听力保护至关重要.
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