ENHANCING COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES ON EARLY DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN THE ERA OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• Main Authors: Puguh Setyo Nugroho, ,-, Nyilo Purnami, ,-, Rizka Fathoni Perdana, ,-, Rosa Falerina, ,-, Alfian Nurfaizi, ,-
• Format: Article NonPeerReviewed
• Language: English; Indonesian
• Published: Faculty of Nursing Universitas Airlangga in Collaboration with Indonesian Mental Health Nursing Association, East Java 2021
• Subjects: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/118307/1/32%20Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118307/2/32.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118307/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JPMK; https://doi.org/10.20473/jpmk.v3i2.25545
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Introduction: The ears are one of the most important organs of sense, which allow humans to hear, receive information, communicate, interact, and socialize with others. The hearing impairment will hinder the life and socialization of human beings. Children who are born with hearing impairment will become deaf-mute; therefore, hearing impairment must be detected and managed early and thoroughly. The outbreak of COVID-19 has an impact on the early detection and management of hearing impairment. Socialization in the form of education on early detection and management of hearing impairment in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic to frontline medical personnel is needed. The educational activities aim to increase the medical personnel's knowledge to conduct early detection and management of hearing impairment in the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The subject of this study is medical personnel from any various fields in Indonesia. Education method is carried out through online seminars by playing educational videos, public lectures, and Q&A. The results of pre-test and post-test were analyzed statistically with the t-test. Results: The seminar with the online method was held with lectures and Q&A (Questions and Answers) attended by 1.484 participants of medical personnel. The average score of the pre-test was 55.05 (+ 15.61) and the average score of the post-test was 72.00 (+ 21.61). The comparison of both results with the t-test resulted in a significantly different result (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The online methods in educational activities showed significant results in increasing medical personnel knowledge in the early detection and management of hearing impairment efforts in the community.