Hearing Loss and Aid Attitudes in Health Sciences Students

NCT07575711 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024/568
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the knowledge levels and attitudes of students enrolled in departments other than Audiology within the Faculty of Health Sciences regarding hearing loss and the use of hearing aids. This study is a descriptive. The study included students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ondokuz Mayıs University. Data will collect using the "Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire Among Faculty of Health Sciences Students," which consisted of 29 items. The One-Way ANOVA test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups.

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral; Hearing Aid

Keywords

: Attitudes, Faculty of Health Sciences, hearing aid, hearing loss, knowledge level

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Among Health Sciences Students score

  Data will collected using the "Questionnaire on Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Knowledge and Attitudes Among Health Sciences Students," which consisted of 29 items.

  May 30th to June 30th

Study Arms (1)

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The study included students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ondokuz Mayıs University.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The sample group consisted of students from the departments of Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Speech and Language Therapy, Child Development, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Health Management, and Social Work who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Students from the departments of Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Speech and Language Therapy, Child Development, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Health Management, and Social Work
• Voluntarily agreed to participate in the study
• Individuals aged 18 years and older
• No personal or family history of hearing loss,
• No history of ear surgery,
• Who did not use hearing aids

You may not qualify if:

• Being audiology student
• Individuals aged under 18 years
• Who use hearing aids,
• With a personal or family history of ear surgery or hearing loss

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ondokuz Mayıs University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Sciences Faculty

Samsun, Samsun, 55000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hearing Disorders; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Handan Turan Dizdar, PhD

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Arzu Kırbaç, PhD

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Afra Karabulut, Bachelor degree

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Sıla Funda Özbey, Bachelor degree

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Seyhan Kaya, Bachelor degree

  Ondokuz Mayıs University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Handan Turan Dizdar, PhD

CONTACT

+905055970627; handan.dizdar@omu.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 600 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2026
• First Posted: May 8, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): May 30, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: May 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)