Influence of Noise on Patient Recovery

Loupa, Glykeria

doi:10.1007/s40726-019-00134-3

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“…This clearly indicates that the sources of these noise exposures are attributed to human-induced activities, and thus warrant immediate mitigation actions. It must be acknowledged that the current noise levels could cause annoyance and facilitates the delaying of recovery time of patients especially the aged populations with underlying chronic diseases (Loupa, 2020). The health risk estimates from this study revealed that a quite substantial proportion of the exposed population in the GTH have been exposed to hazardous noise levels.…”

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confidence: 77%

Spatiotemporal Assessment Of The Effect of Indoor Noise On Annoyance, Health And Comfort In Hospital Wards And Intensive Care Unit

Amoatey¹,

Al-Harthy²,

Ma³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Hospital-noise levels can induce physiological responses, and affects sleep quality, which could contribute to cardiovascular-related health problems. Till date, high resolution hospital noise exposure assessment studies have not received much attention in Oman. This study aims at assessing sound pressure levels across hospital wards and intensive care unit (ICU) rooms to determine annoyance, and potential health effects based on perception and risk estimates. An indoor exposure assessment using high precision noise sensors was conducted in a female medical ward (FMW), isolated ward (SLW), emergency ward (EMW), and intensive care Unit (ICU) in a public hospital in Muscat city, Oman. Self–administered questionnaire was randomly distributed among respondents using both online and field survey approach to ascertain annoyance, health effects, and potential risks associated with exposure. The study found that 24–hr noise levels (LAeq) ranged from 55.2–61.7 dB(A) in the hospital wards and ICU rooms, which exceeded WHO’s hospital indoor rooms critical limit of 35 dB(A) by 58% – 76%. A total of 150 participants took part in the survey. Among the respondents, 53% reported moderate annoyance at the hospital wards while 56% felt sensitivity to the noise levels. Noise annoyance was reported by the majority of the patients across the various wards and emergency rooms as causing slight annoyance (50%) and intermittent sleep disturbances (49%). The majority (73%) of the medical staff have complained that the current noise levels affect overall work performance (p = 0.004), while 70% of them have further complained of it as a cause of workplace distraction (p = 0.011). Quantitative risk estimates showed that both the % of highly annoyed (HA) persons (16%), and highly sleep–disturbed (HSD) persons (9%) were very high in FMW, while ICU was found to have the lowest risk. However, the greater number of the respondents (87%) believed there are possibilities of mitigating (p <0.001) the current noise levels.

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Spatiotemporal Assessment Of The Effect of Indoor Noise On Annoyance, Health And Comfort In Hospital Wards And Intensive Care Unit

Amoatey¹,

Al-Harthy²,

Ma³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…Com Loupa (2020), o ruído pode causar problemas associados ao sono dos pacientes, prejudicando o descanso e até mesmo a recuperação destes. Ainda, de acordo com os autores, o ruído pode aumentar a incidência de erros médicos e causar desconforto ao hospital em sua totalidade.…”

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Análise espacial da poluição sonora no centro urbano de Sorocaba (SP)

Sandin

Gomes

Simonetti

et al. 2021

J. Env. Anal. Progr.

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O acentuado crescimento populacional e a expansão das cidades em conjunto com os processos de urbanização sem planejamento adequado têm impactado em diversos aspectos o ambiente. Neste cenário, destaca-se a exposição ao ruído, que pode causar efeitos deletérios à população. Este estudo objetivou avaliar a dispersão do ruído de forma espacializada no Centro Urbano do município de Sorocaba (SP). As escolas e hospitais tiveram atenção especial nas medições, pois são áreas que necessitam de maior conforto acústico. Os resultados das medições foram confrontados com a Norma ABNT NBR 10.151/2000 e a Lei Municipal nº 11.367/2016. As medições sonoras foram realizadas em três campanhas de coleta de dados. Para realizar essas medições foram utilizados um decibelímetro e um Global Positioning System (GPS) para georreferenciar os pontos amostrais, enquanto a variabilidade espacial foi realizada pelo método do inverso ponderado da distância. As unidades escolares e hospitais foram o foco do estudo, entretanto, as medidas se expandiram além da Zona Central, com 103 pontos amostrados, sendo que 98% das escolas e faculdades encontram-se acima do limite de 50 dB estabelecido pela legislação para o período diurno. Quanto aos hospitais, 100% das amostras estão acima do máximo permitido, enquanto, para os locais abrangendo praças, clubes e calçadas, em frente aos comércios e residências, 84% estão acima do limite máximo. O fato de praticamente todos os pontos amostrados estarem acima do limite permitido demonstra a necessidade de medidas educativas e a elaboração de ações de fiscalização do trânsito de Sorocaba.

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“…In addition, the gut microbiota-brain-cardiovascular axis has been proven to impair cognitive function, increasing anxiety-like behaviors and decreasing tight junction protein expression. Additionally, noise-induced sleep deprivation is another harzard factor for postinfarction recovery, inducing the oxidative modification of clock genes, which is termed ‘redox control of cellular timekeeping’ [ 55 , 56 ].…”

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Noise exposure and its relationship with postinfarction cardiac remodeling: implications for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Wei

Yang

et al. 2022

Bioengineered

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In recent years, high-decibel noise has emerged as a causative risk factor for ischemic heart disease. Massive noise overdose is associated with increased endocrine, neural, and immune stress responses. The NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain containing 3) inflammasome, the most characterized supramolecular complex and a potent mediator of inflammatory signaling, has been reported to be a marker of increased ischemic heart disease vulnerability. Our study evaluated the association of noise exposure with postinfarction cardiac remodeling and its effect on NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Rats were exposed to a noisy environment (14 days, 24 h/per day, 70 ± 5 dB), and speck formation by the NLRP3 inflammasome scaffold protein ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein) was assessed by confocal immunofluorescence. Echocardiography, pathological analysis, and in vivo electrophysiology were performed. Our results revealed the improved postinfarction cardiac function, mitigated fibrosis, and decreased arrhythmia vulnerability and sympathetic sprouting in low-environment noise groups. Moreover, western blotting of NLRP3, caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-18 and confocal microscopy of ASC speck showed that the priming and activation of NLRP3 inflammasome were higher in the NE group than in the NI group. In conclusion, our findings reveal a previously unidentified association between NLRP3 inflammasome activation and noise exposure, underscoring the significance of effective noise prevention in improving postinfarction prognosis.

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Influence of Noise on Patient Recovery

Cited by 25 publications

References 47 publications

Spatiotemporal Assessment Of The Effect of Indoor Noise On Annoyance, Health And Comfort In Hospital Wards And Intensive Care Unit

Spatiotemporal Assessment Of The Effect of Indoor Noise On Annoyance, Health And Comfort In Hospital Wards And Intensive Care Unit

Análise espacial da poluição sonora no centro urbano de Sorocaba (SP)

Noise exposure and its relationship with postinfarction cardiac remodeling: implications for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

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