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- Title
Translation and Validation of the Hearing Protection Assessment Scale in Turkish: Reliability and Validity Study.
- Authors
ÖZMEN, Kübra; ÇAKMAK, Eda; SAKARYA, Merve DENİZ
- Abstract
Objective: The study aims to adapt the Hearing Protection Assessment (HPA-2) scale in Turkish to ensure its reliability and validity. The HPA-2 scale assesses supports and barriers related to employees' hearing protection behaviors by associating them with personal and environmental factors. Despite legal regulations, the frequency of workers using hearing protection is relatively low in Türkiye. Exploring the factors under employees' hearing protection behaviors is important to promote a noisesafe environment. Material and Methods: The HPA-2 scale, developed by Reddy and his colleagues, consists of 18 5-point Likert-type items. The adaptation of the scale (HPA-2-Tr) was conducted with two experts in linguistics. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the scale among 423 employees in noisy workplaces. Purposive sampling was used in the study. Demographic data was collected using a form developed by researchers, and the HPA-2-Tr scale was administered to the participants. The construct validity was established by conducting exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses via IBM SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0, respectively. Results: The EFA yielded a three-factor structure that differed from the original scale. The model fit indices (CFI= 0.937, GFI= 0.900, RMSEA= 0.068, NFI= 0.908, and TLI=0.926) were within the acceptable range. The scale's KR-20 value was 0.881, and the Spearman-Brown reliability coefficient was 0.915. Conclusion: The model fit indices revealed a good fit for the three-dimensional structure of the 18-item HPA-2-Tr scale. Reliability analysis showed that the scale is highly reliable in interpreting factors that affect hearing protection behaviors.
- Subjects
TURKEY; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; HEALTH promotion; NOISE-induced deafness; HEARING protection
- Publication
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences / Türkiye Klinikleri Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2024, Vol 9, Issue 2, p360
- ISSN
2536-4391
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5336/healthsci.2024-101229