SynthesisCurrent environmental health reports2018
Environmental Noise Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Problems in Children: a Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Noise pollution during pregnancy and congenital issues: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Behavioral and Emotional Disorders and Transportation Noise among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Quality of Life, Wellbeing and Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Mental health effects of exposure to environmental noise at home: A systematic review of potential mediating pathways.Noise & healthPooled it
- Neighborhood playability and early childhood development: a population-based birth cohort study.Environmental research · 2026Article
- Association Between Residential Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Psychological Health in Preschool Children.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- Environmental noise perception and risk of poor mental health in a region on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- [Exposure to noise at home, emotional behaviour, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 9-year-old children].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2024Article
- The Health-Related and Learning Performance Effects of Air Pollution and Other Urban-Related Environmental Factors on School-Age Children and Adolescents-A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews.Current environmental health reports · 2024Article
- Assessing the Human Health Benefits of Climate Mitigation, Pollution Prevention, and Biodiversity Preservation.Annals of global health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Foehn Wind on Mental Distress among Patients in a Swiss Psychiatric Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exposure to antibiotics and mental disorders in children: a community-based cross-sectional study.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2021Article
- Population-Based Approaches to Mental Health: History, Strategies, and Evidence.Annual review of public health · 2020Review
- Exposure to ambient air pollution and early childhood behavior: A longitudinal cohort study.Environmental research · 2020Article
- Assessment of noise pollution and its effects on human health in industrial hub of Pakistan.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Geographical mapping and modelling of noise pollution from industrial motors: a case study of the Mbalmayo Thermal Power Plant in Cameroon.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2019Review
- Environmental noise and sleep and mental health outcomes in a nationally representative sample of urban US adolescents.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2019Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purpose of reviewWe systematically summarized and evaluated evidence on association between traffic noise exposure and indicators of neurodevelopmental and mental health problems. RECENT
findingsTwelve studies on 10 unique populations were reviewed. Different outcomes, mostly measured by the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and its subscales, were reported. Overall bias in each study was acceptable, but the quality of evidence for specific outcomes was "low" to "very low," according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system. Data supporting the harmful effect of noise on neurodevelopmental and mental health in children are heterogeneous and limited. Direction of potentially harmful effect was most consistent for road traffic noise and total SDQ score and hyperactivity/inattention. At this point, there is only suggestive evidence that road traffic noise might lead to neurodevelopmental problems in children.
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