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Production of audiovisual about deafness and sign language: impact on deaf childrens hearing parents

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Author(s):
Guadalupe Marcondes de Moura
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: São Paulo.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD)
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Examining board members:
Ida Lichtig; Felipe Venâncio Barbosa; Maria Silvia Carnio
Advisor: Ida Lichtig
Abstract

Background: Informative Audiovisual. Aim: To develop a DVD about Deafness and Sign Language (SL) and to ascertain the impact of this material exhibition upon deaf childrens hearing families. Method: This study comprised two stages: 1) creation, production and edition of the DVD; 2) presentation of the DVD to 28 deaf childrens hearing families. The procedure consisted in the application of pre and post-intervention protocols, intermediated by the intervention which was the DVD exhibition. In the pre-intervention phase, subjects filled up the Identification Form and signed the Informed Consent Term. In the post-intervention phase, they answered a questionnaire with 15 questions (12 about the DVD). Results: The first stage lasted 28 months from the creation and edition process until the finalization of a 15 minutes video based in the five phases DVD production. The DVD content comprised the themes on deafness and sign language, presented by the researcher and an articulated puppet (a foam character). In the second stage the opinions about the DVD were analyzed and the results were that, 75% of the participants considered the video great, 25% good; 100% considered it a good way to clarify doubts; 92,86% affirmed that if they had watched it by the time they received the diagnostic of deafness of their children it would have contributed to diminish their anguish; the video was considered very easy and easy to understand by 96,43; The topics of the video were considered sufficient by 92,86%. Data was submitted to statistical analysis by using Sign Test with significance level of 5%. The possible responses for the 12 questions of the questionnaire were classified as positive or negative aspects. Eleven of the 12 questions received significantly more positive than negative evaluation. Conclusion: The video produced a positive impact upon subjects opinion, indicating that it fulfilled its role of informative educative material, evidencing its relevance in the health area (AU)