ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
The association between road traffic noise exposure, annoyance and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
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- Environmental Noise Exposure and the Risk of Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
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- The Development of a Multiple-Item Annoyance Scale (MIAS) for Transportation Noise Annoyance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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- Short-term annoyance from nocturnal aircraft noise exposure: results of the NORAH and STRAIN sleep studies.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
- Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study.International journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between road traffic noise exposure, annoyance caused by different noise sources and validated health indicators in a cohort of 1375 adults from the region of Basel, Switzerland. Road traffic noise exposure for each study participant was determined using modelling, and annoyance from various noise sources was inquired by means of a four-point Likert scale. Regression parameters from multivariable regression models for the von Zerssen score of somatic symptoms (point symptom score increase per annoyance category) showed strongest associations with annoyance from industry noise (2.36, 95% CI: 1.54, 3.17), neighbour noise (1.62, 95% CI: 1.17, 2.06) and road traffic noise (1.53, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.96). Increase in modelled noise exposure by 10 dB(A) resulted in a von Zerssen symptom score increase of 0.47 (95% CI: -0.01, 0.95) units. Subsequent structural equation modelling revealed that the association between physical noise exposure and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is strongly mediated by annoyance and sleep disturbance. This study elucidates the complex interplay of different factors for the association between physical noise exposure and HRQOL.
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