Perception of students on training for the care for the hearing impaired people

Abstract

Objective: to identify the perception of students of technical and undergraduate courses in the health area about the care for people with hearing impairment in health services and their training to perform this care. Method: A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research was carried out between November and December 2021, using an online questionnaire. Results: 198 students from an educational institution in São Paulo participated. 67.68% of the students declared not having knowledge in Libras; 74.24% disagreed that they were prepared, during training, to fully assist the patient with hearing impairment. For 87.88% Libras should be a mandatory subject in courses in the health area and 80.30% do not consider the content that was addressed on the care of the hearing impaired to be sufficient. Conclusion: There is a need to train students in the health area so that the care for people with hearing impairment can be carried out in a qualified manner.