Occupational Noise and Effects on Blood Pressure: Exploring the Relationship of Hypertension and Noise Exposure in Workers

Penney, Pamela J; Earl, Catherine E.

doi:10.1177/216507990405201107

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“…For example, in the ICU setting, nursing interventions occur at least every hour and often much more frequently. In fact, one study found that patients were disturbed on average every 20 minutes, even while sleeping (Cmiel, Karr, Gasser, Oliphant, & Neveau, 2004;DeKeyser, 2003;Edwards & Schuring, 1993;Grumet, 1993;Guidelines for Intensive Care Unit Design, 1995;Kahn, 1998;Mazer, 2006;Olson, Borel, Laskowitz, Moore, & McConnell, 2001;Penney, 2004;Shattel, 2005;Tamburri, 2004;Topf, 2001; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 1974). With the average sleepYwake cycle being 90 minutes, such frequent interruptions leave little time for rest.…”

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Benefits of Quiet Time for Neuro-Intensive Care Patients

Dennis

Lee

Woodard

et al. 2010

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

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The primary mission of any intensive care unit (ICU) is to provide critically ill patients with high-quality care and an atmosphere in which to recuperate. However, all too often, the intensive environment, which is often busy, chaotic, and noisy, may contribute to just the opposite. Patients overstimulated with noise, lights, and other distractions often suffer from sleep deprivation. Research in medicine and nursing has shown that sleep deprivation can have detrimental effects on an ailing patient. Therefore, a quiet time program was developed in the neuro-ICU to reduce noise and light levels, with the ultimate goal to allow sleep. Quiet time, a period of reduced controllable noise and light, took place twice daily coinciding with circadian rhythms. The study included 50 neuro-ICU patients, 35 observed during day hours and 15 observed during night hours. Noise and light levels were measured at multiple locations before, during, and after quiet time hours. Patients' sleep behavior was recorded every half hour, beginning 1/2 hour before quiet time until 30 minutes after. Analysis of data, adjusted for multiple testing and repeated measures on patients, demonstrated significantly lower noise and light levels during day shift quiet time. In addition, patients were significantly more likely to be observed sleeping during day shift quiet time hours.

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Benefits of Quiet Time for Neuro-Intensive Care Patients

Dennis

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Woodard

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Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

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“…To date, most of the studies analyse the effects with regard to pathologies relating to hearing loss, but many observational studies and reviews have been carried out on the relationship between noise exposure and cardiovascular effects, such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease (Babisch 2000;Belojevic and Saric-Tanaskovic 2002;Chang et al 2003;Davies et al 2005;Penney and Earl 2004;van Kempen et al 2002). The strongest evidence, for the effects of noise on the cardiovascular system, comes from blood pressure studies carried out in occupational settings (Chang et al 2003;Davies et al 2005;Penney and Earl 2004). Many occupational studies have suggested that individuals chronically exposed to continuous noise at levels of at least 85 dB have higher blood pressure than those not exposed to noise.…”

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Environmental noise exposure and population health: a cross-sectional study in the Province of Rome

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Background The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between exposure to environmental noise and population health-perceived status in a cross-sectional setting in Italy. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out, in a population in the Province of Rome (Castelnuovo di Porto), in order to evaluate the auditory impact of road and railway infrastructures on population quality of life (QOL). Environmental noise due to road and railway traffic was assessed by phonometric samples during 1 week. Health status of participants was assessed using the Italian version of the Short-Form 36 item questionnaire (SF-36). Differences between groups in the SF-36 scales were tested using the Mann-Whitney test. Furthermore, we conducted a multiple linear regression analysis in order to assess the influence on the SF-36 scales (dependent variable) of the explanatory variables age (continuous variable), gender (dichotomous variable with males as reference group), educational level (low level as reference group), hours spent at home (continuous variable) and acoustic exposure level (low level as reference group). Results One hundred and fifty-nine people entered into the study (81 males and 78 females, mean age 41.28 years). We found a significantly lower (worse) Mental Health Scale score in those highly exposed to environmental noise (level over 65 dBA) (inverse association), both at univariate (mean scores: 66.4 vs 68.9) and multivariate analysis (beta=− 4.779; p<0.05). Conclusions The use of the SF-36 questionnaire for measuring the association between physical and social factors in the built environment and mental well-being is very recent. Our study, to our knowledge, is the first attempt in Italy to find a relationship between environmental noise exposure and health status, measured with a standard questionnaire, in a specific population. The results for the Mental Health Scale of SF-36 are particularly interesting, as we found an inverse association with level of environmental noise exposure.

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“…Also, sound had indirect effects on human performance such as reducing efficiency and productivity, increasing the risk of accidents and errors because of lack of concentration and reducing the personnel accuracy. Sound acts as a risk factor that causes medical and nursing errors (Golmohamadi et al, 2010;Cmiel et al, 2004;Penney et al, 2004). Ulrich et al, (2004) studied 130 scientific papers and reported that the noise pollution is a major stressful factor for patients and hospital staffs.…”

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A comprehensive evaluation of the level of noise pollution in hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

2018

Global NEST Journal

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Noise pollution higher than the standard values intensifies the patients' disease and also has negative effects on hospital staff. This study aimed to determine the level of noise pollution in the Kermanshah hospitals and also to compare obtained data with national and international standards. Multifunctional sound level meter (Model CEL-450), has been applied for determining the sound level in different parts of a hospital in 3 different time of day (morning, visiting hours (evening), and night) for working day and holiday. The highest level was on working days and it was 60.24±5.76 dB. The average noise level on holiday was 58.15±5.44 dB. Generally, the average noise level in all studied hospitals was higher than the standard levels. The results of the analyses showed that when the P=0.003, there's a significant difference between the average noise levels on different days. According to the results of the studies, it is necessary to plan and take managerial and technical -engineering measures to reduce the noise levels to standard levels.

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Occupational Noise and Effects on Blood Pressure: Exploring the Relationship of Hypertension and Noise Exposure in Workers

Cited by 25 publications

References 12 publications

Benefits of Quiet Time for Neuro-Intensive Care Patients

Benefits of Quiet Time for Neuro-Intensive Care Patients

Environmental noise exposure and population health: a cross-sectional study in the Province of Rome

A comprehensive evaluation of the level of noise pollution in hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

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