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. 2021 Sep 10;18(18):9529. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189529

Table 6.

Self-reported at-home hearing protection device use frequency (1 rarely/never to 6 always) by task and intervention arm. p-values represent the statistical significance as compared to the control at pre-intervention using a mixed linear model.

Pre-Intervention Post-Intervention
n Mean (SD) p-Value n Mean (SD) p-Value
Mowing
Control 67 2.52 (1.99) Ref 32 4.06 (1.29) 0.0004
HearWell 55 2.80 (1.98) 0.41 26 3.96 (1.66) 0.002
HearWell Design Team 29 2.93 (2.02) 0.33 17 3.82 (1.70) 0.01
Chainsaw
Control 66 3.41 (2.10) Ref 25 3.64 (1.66) 0.62
HearWell 58 3.36 (2.05) 0.90 24 3.38 (1.88) 0.94
HearWell Design Team 27 4.04 (1.97) 0.18 14 3.57 (1.79) 0.78
Power tools
Control 69 2.87 (1.87) Ref 28 3.89 (1.17) 0.01
HearWell 57 3.04 (1.79) 0.59 30 3.57 (1.61) 0.07
HearWell Design Team 28 3.54 (1.86) 0.09 17 3.88 (1.32) 0.04
Leaf blowing
Control 68 3.18 (2.09) Ref 28 4.00 (1.41) 0.07
HearWell 58 3.26 (1.99) 0.81 27 3.70 (1.77) 0.24
HearWell Design Team 28 3.75 (2.01) 0.23 16 3.69 (1.85) 0.35
Plowing
Control 52 1.37 (1.07) Ref 34 5.09 (0.87) <0.0001
HearWell 48 1.38 (1.14) 0.97 34 4.71 (1.47) <0.0001
HearWell Design Team 23 1.39 (1.12) 0.93 19 4.84 (1.21) <0.0001
Snow blowing
Control 56 1.75 (1.48) Ref 30 4.83 (1.29) <0.0001
HearWell 49 2.24 (1.81) 0.12 30 4.87 (1.46) <0.0001
HearWell Design Team 26 2.73 (2.07) 0.02 18 4.89 (1.13) <0.0001
Motorized recreational vehicles
Control 55 1.62 (1.30) Ref 35 5.14 (0.60) <0.0001
HearWell 52 1.42 (0.98) 0.42 33 4.48 (1.48) <0.0001
HearWell Design Team 25 2.08 (1.87) 0.13 18 5.00 (0.84) <0.0001
Music concerts and racetracks
Control 54 1.78 (1.57) Ref 35 4.74 (1.01) <0.0001
HearWell 52 1.77 (1.46) 0.98 34 4.50 (1.01) <0.0001
HearWell Design Team 24 2.29 (1.94) 0.17 18 4.33 (1.41) <0.0001