Early Detection Training of Hearing Disorders in the Era of the Covid 19 Pandemic for Health Personnel at Genteng Kulon Banyuwangi Health Center, East Java

Abstract

The COVID 19 pandemic impacts the early detection of hearing impairment. Socialization is needed in the form of early detection education of hearing loss in the era of the COVID 19 pandemic to health workers in the front line. The purpose of educational activities is to improve the knowledge and skills of health workers to conduct early detection of hearing impairment in the era of the COVID 19 pandemic. The condition of the COVID 19 pandemic changed the interaction pattern between people, including in education and training activities in the field of health. Education with on line means is becoming a common thing to do today. This training activity is conducted on line and off line methods with limited participants. The training for health workers was carried out using an off line method and was attended by 39 participants. The average result of the pre test was 45.20 (+ 15.69), and the average post test was 80.67 (+ 22.73). Comparison of the pre test and post test results with the t-test, the results were significantly different (p < 0.0001). The training with the on line method was attended by 1,145 participants. The results of the average pre test score were 55.30 (+15.61), and the post test average score was 72.82 (+21.61). Comparison of the pre test and post test scores with the t-test results was significantly different (p < 0.0001). On line and off line methods in training activities provide significant results in increasing the knowledge of health workers so that the pandemic does not hinder the implementation of training activities to increase the knowledge of health workers in an effort to improve the quality of life of the community, in this case, hearing.

Early Detection of Hearing Impairments Training: Enhacing Community Hearing Health Degrees in Pacitan, East Java

“…Deteksi dini dan penanganan serumen obturan dan otitis media dapat dilakukan di kegiatan posyandu remaja. Deteksi dini dan rujukan pesbiakusis dapat dilakukan di kegiatan posyandu lansia (Nugroho PS et al 2021;Nugroho et al 2022). Deteksi dini tuli bawaan harus diperhatikan karena tuli bawaan akan memberikan investasi buruk terhadap generasi yang akan datang, tuli sejak lahir akan menyebabkan penderita akan bisu.…”

“…Garpu tala sebagai alat untuk pemeriksaan sederhana tuli kondusi dan tuli sensorineural juga terbatas (Nugroho et al 2020). Tes bisik modifikasi bisa menjadi alternatif deteksi dini gangguan pendengaran untuk remaja, dewasa dan lansia apabila tidak mempunyai garpu tala, tes bisik membutuhkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan dokter untuk melakukan pemeriksaan tersebut (Purnami et al 2022). Ring haak, haak tajam dan pemilin kapas sebagai sarana penanganan serumen obturan juga terbatas.…”

“…Berbagai upaya harus dilakukan untuk memberikan solusi terbaik guna menyelesaikan hambatan dan kendala tersebut. Peran serta segenap elemen masyarakat dan pemerintah harus bahu membahu bekerjasama dan bergandeng tangan sehingga hak warga negara atas kesehatan dapat tertunaikan dengan baik (Nugroho PS et al 2021;Nugroho et al 2022).…”

Efek Psikologis Dan Sosial Pada Masyarakat Terhadap Pandemi Covid-19 Di Indonesia: Sebuah Tinjauan Holistik

“…Sejak kemunculan pandemi, pemberlakuan lockdown menjadi penting untuk menurunkan transmisi virus (Nugroho et al, 2022), akan tetapi membuat komunikasi tatap muka menjadi berkurang, social and physical distancing dengan tetap berada di rumah ternyata memiliki efek negatif pada anak-anak (Lauer et al, 2020), karena menurunkan interaksi dengan teman-teman seusia akan menghambat perkembangan sosial (Yang, 2020). Pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan ketakutan dan ansietas yang luar biasa.…”