강이슬1, 박정윤2

1 서울아산병원 간호부, 2울산대학교 임상전문간호학

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate
the knowledge and attitude regarding the care of the
elderly with hearing loss among nurses.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive
design. Participants were 228 nurses who have experi-
enced in caring the elderly with hearing loss. Data were
collected from February 21 to March 21, 2022 using
self-report questionnaires including 30 items of knowledge
regarding the care of the elderly with hearing loss
and 20 items of attitude regarding the care of the elderly with
hearing loss. The data were analyzed by using the
SPSS version 23.0 program (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA).
Results: The subjects’ average age was 33.35±7.79, and the
average clinical career was 10.29±7.83. Nurses’
knowledge regarding the care of the elderly with hearing
loss was the average score 62.9 out of 100.0. Nurses’
attitude regarding the care of the elderly with hearing loss
was the average score of 85.4 out of 100.0. The rela-
tionship between nurses´ knowledge and attitude regarding
the care of the elderly with hearing loss was statisti-
cally significant (r=0.17; P=0.008).
Conclusions: The findings of this study show that the
nurses have a positive nursing attitude regarding the care
of the elderly with hearing loss. It is suggested to develop
an educational/training program that can help the
nurses accumulate experience and improve their knowledge
on the elderly with hearing loss.
Korean J Health Promot 2023;23(3):147-155
Keywords: Hearing loss, Elderly, Knowledge, Attitude, Nurse