Philip Zazove|Helen E. Meador|Barbara D. Reed|Ananda Sen|Daniel W. Gorenflo
Cancer Prevention Knowledge of People with Profound Hearing Loss
Michigan Medicine|Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine
deaf persons documented minority population low reading levels difficulty communicating physicians effect knowledge cancer prevention recommendations unknown crosssectional study 222 ddeaf persons michigan age 18 older chose one four ways voice video certified american sign language interpreter captions printed english complete selfadministered computer video questionnaire demographics hearing loss language history healthcare utilization healthcare information sources well family social variables twelve questions tested knowledge cancer prevention recommendations outcome measures percentage correct answers questions association multiple variables responses participants averaged 229 correct answers gender difference univariate analysis revealed smoking history types medical problems last physician visit women previous cancer preventive tests affect scores improved scores occurred computer use p 005 higher education p 001 income p 001 hearing spouses p 001 speaking english multiple situations p 0001 men previous prostate cancer testing p 004 obtaining health information books p 005 physicians p 0008 nurses p 003 internet p 002 believing smoking bad p 0001 also improved scores multivariate analysis revealed english use p 001 believing smoking bad p 005 associated improved scores persons profound hearing loss poor knowledge recommended cancer prevention interventions english use multiple settings strongly associated increased knowledge