The Effect of Road Traffic Noise on Reaction Time

Alimohammadi, Iraj; Zokaei, Mojtaba; Sandrock, Stephan

doi:10.15171/hpp.2015.025

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“…Moreover, according to the results of Jadaan et al (32), traffic noise has a negative effect on workers' and on patient outcomes. Their quiet hours (rest and relaxation) were affected by traffic noise (32,33). The questionnaire in the current study contained a question about recent studies conducted in the Samen area to assess and reduce noise pollution.…”

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Effects of noise pollution on Samen district residents in Mashhad city

Moteallemi

Bina

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2018

Environ Health Eng Manag

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Background: Noise pollution is one of the most important environmental pollutions that affects human health in different dimensions. The current study aimed to survey the effects of noise pollution on residents of the Samen district in Mashhad. Methods: To understand the psychological effects that noise pollution caused by vehicles has on people, 400 questionnaires designed to gather demographic data and information on attitudes about noise pollution, its effects on people's activities, and noise source annoyance were randomly distributed among the people living in the Samen district of Mashhad city. SPSS software was used for statistical analysis. Results: According to the results of this study, the most important effects noise pollution had on the studied society were nervousness (29.1%), conversation problems (19.8%), amnesia (18.3%), and loss of concentration (12.8%). Furthermore, 54.8% of the respondents considered the environmental noises annoying, and 32.5% reported it very annoying. In this study, traffic noise was reported as the most important source of noise pollution. Conclusion: Generally, the results showed that noise pollution is a serious issue in the Samen district, and the necessary actions should be taken to control noise and prevent the effects of noise pollution.

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Effects of noise pollution on Samen district residents in Mashhad city

Moteallemi

Bina

Mortezaie

2018

Environ Health Eng Manag

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“…Some studies indicated that sound cannot affect function in simple tasks though it can damage short-term memory (35). In complex activities, sound shows further efficiency loss; therefore, it significantly increases in cognitive workload dual tasks that can leave synergistic negative effects (60,61). Sound affects the proper job function by reducing the available cognitive resources, and interferes with the choice of response to environmental stimuli (62,63).…”

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Developing a Checklist for Cognitive Characteristics of Driving Scenarios in Dual-Task Studies: The Case of Cell Phone Use While Driving

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Context: Recently, driving simulators have been widely used in various studies in the traffic safety domain, especially to investigate the effects of a mobile phone conversation on driving performance. As the characteristics of simulators and scenarios designed in previous studies were quite diverse, the cognitive workload resulting from scenarios in each study and their effects on the results varied significantly so that it made it difficult to compare the results. Therefore, the present study was conducted aiming at providing a checklist of cognitive specification control in this category of studies by investigating the methodological characteristics of previous studies. Evidence Acquisition: The articles were searched in Springer, Elsevier, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases during 2002-2017. The author used mobile phone, cell phone, driving simulator, distraction, and mental workload keywords with the "and" and "or" operators. Based on certain criteria, 14 articles were selected among the retrieved articles. Results: Methods and purposes of articles were evaluated in terms of factors affecting cognitive function. Based on reliable and valid scientific documents, a checklist of the cognitive profile of scenarios and simulators was designed and presented in three macro domains. Conclusions: Considering various simulator designs the scenario design characteristics effective in cognitive workload, the studies were not convergent so that different aspects of the main variables were reported in various studies. Inattention to reporting these variables led to the incorrect estimation of the effects of a mobile phone conversation on driving performance.

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“…The problem of traffic noise is one of the factors that affect environmental safety in both developed and developing countries. Research in Tehran, Iran as a developing country shows that traffic noise level affects health especially in psychology (Alimohammad et al, 2015). Previous research showed average noise level of roadside of Makassar City reached 74 dB (Hustim et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 98%