Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK
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Resumo: | Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in older adults. In audiology literature, several studies have examined the attitudes and behavior of people with hearing loss; however, not much is known about the manner in which society in general views and perceives hearing loss. This exploratory study was aimed at understanding the social representation of hearing loss (among the general public) in the countries of India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK. We also compared these social representations. The study involved a cross-sectional design, and participants were recruited using the snowball sampling method. A total of 404 people from four countries participated in the study. Data were collected using a free-association task where participants were asked to produce up to five words or phrases that came to mind while thinking about hearing loss. In addition, they were also asked to indicate if each word they presented had positive, neutral, or negative associations in their view. Data were analyzed using various qualitative and quantitative methods. The most frequently occurring categories were: assessment and management; causes of hearing loss; communication difficulties; disability; hearing ability or disability; hearing instruments; negative mental state; the attitudes of others; and sound and acoustics of the environment. Some categories were reported with similar frequency in most countries (eg, causes of hearing loss, communication difficulties, and negative mental state), whereas others differed among countries. Participants in India reported significantly more positive and fewer negative associations when compared to participants from Iran, Portugal, and the UK. However, there was no statistical difference among neutral responses reported among these countries. Also, more differences were noted among these countries than similarities. These findings provide useful insights into the public perception of hearing loss that may prove useful in public education and counseling. |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UKHearing lossHearing impairmentSocial representationSocietal attitudeCross-culturePerception of disabilityHearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in older adults. In audiology literature, several studies have examined the attitudes and behavior of people with hearing loss; however, not much is known about the manner in which society in general views and perceives hearing loss. This exploratory study was aimed at understanding the social representation of hearing loss (among the general public) in the countries of India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK. We also compared these social representations. The study involved a cross-sectional design, and participants were recruited using the snowball sampling method. A total of 404 people from four countries participated in the study. Data were collected using a free-association task where participants were asked to produce up to five words or phrases that came to mind while thinking about hearing loss. In addition, they were also asked to indicate if each word they presented had positive, neutral, or negative associations in their view. Data were analyzed using various qualitative and quantitative methods. The most frequently occurring categories were: assessment and management; causes of hearing loss; communication difficulties; disability; hearing ability or disability; hearing instruments; negative mental state; the attitudes of others; and sound and acoustics of the environment. Some categories were reported with similar frequency in most countries (eg, causes of hearing loss, communication difficulties, and negative mental state), whereas others differed among countries. Participants in India reported significantly more positive and fewer negative associations when compared to participants from Iran, Portugal, and the UK. However, there was no statistical difference among neutral responses reported among these countries. Also, more differences were noted among these countries than similarities. These findings provide useful insights into the public perception of hearing loss that may prove useful in public education and counseling.DOVEpressRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoManchaiah, VinayaDanermark, BerthAhmadi, TayebehTomé, DavidZhao, FeiLi, QiangKrishna, RajalakshmiGermundsson, Per2021-11-05T15:54:03Z2015-11-162015-11-16T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18823engManchaiah V, Danermark B, Ahmadi T, Tomé D, Zhao F, Li Q, Krishna R, Germundsson P. Social representation of “hearing loss”: cross-cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK. Clin Interv Aging. 2015;10:1857-1872 https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S9107610.2147/CIA.S910761178-1998metadata only accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-13T13:11:52Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/18823Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:38:53.050486Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK Manchaiah, Vinaya Hearing loss Hearing impairment Social representation Societal attitude Cross-culture Perception of disability |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Social representation of “hearing loss”: Cross cultural exploratory study in India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK |
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Manchaiah, Vinaya |
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Manchaiah, Vinaya Danermark, Berth Ahmadi, Tayebeh Tomé, David Zhao, Fei Li, Qiang Krishna, Rajalakshmi Germundsson, Per |
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Danermark, Berth Ahmadi, Tayebeh Tomé, David Zhao, Fei Li, Qiang Krishna, Rajalakshmi Germundsson, Per |
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Manchaiah, Vinaya Danermark, Berth Ahmadi, Tayebeh Tomé, David Zhao, Fei Li, Qiang Krishna, Rajalakshmi Germundsson, Per |
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Hearing loss Hearing impairment Social representation Societal attitude Cross-culture Perception of disability |
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Hearing loss Hearing impairment Social representation Societal attitude Cross-culture Perception of disability |
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Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in older adults. In audiology literature, several studies have examined the attitudes and behavior of people with hearing loss; however, not much is known about the manner in which society in general views and perceives hearing loss. This exploratory study was aimed at understanding the social representation of hearing loss (among the general public) in the countries of India, Iran, Portugal, and the UK. We also compared these social representations. The study involved a cross-sectional design, and participants were recruited using the snowball sampling method. A total of 404 people from four countries participated in the study. Data were collected using a free-association task where participants were asked to produce up to five words or phrases that came to mind while thinking about hearing loss. In addition, they were also asked to indicate if each word they presented had positive, neutral, or negative associations in their view. Data were analyzed using various qualitative and quantitative methods. The most frequently occurring categories were: assessment and management; causes of hearing loss; communication difficulties; disability; hearing ability or disability; hearing instruments; negative mental state; the attitudes of others; and sound and acoustics of the environment. Some categories were reported with similar frequency in most countries (eg, causes of hearing loss, communication difficulties, and negative mental state), whereas others differed among countries. Participants in India reported significantly more positive and fewer negative associations when compared to participants from Iran, Portugal, and the UK. However, there was no statistical difference among neutral responses reported among these countries. Also, more differences were noted among these countries than similarities. These findings provide useful insights into the public perception of hearing loss that may prove useful in public education and counseling. |
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