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Noise pollution in hospitals: Impact on patients
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Resultsgenerally show the potential for negativephysiological effect when patients are ex- posedtonoise; however,�conflictingstudiesare also reported.Abstract:
Objective:�Toreviewtheepidemiologyofnoisepollu- tioninhospitalsanditseffectsonpatients. •� Methods:�Reviewoftheliterature. •� Results:� Usingacademicsearchenginessuchas� PubMed,� JSTOR,� andJASA,� aswellascommon� internetsearchengines,� 36� paperswereselected� thatfocusonnoiseasitrelatestopatientsleepdistur- bances,�cardiovascularresponse,�lengthofhospital� stay,�painmanagement,�woundhealing,�andphysio- logicalreactions.�Resultsgenerallyshowthepotential� fornegativephysiologicaleffectwhenpatientsareex- posedtonoise;�however,�conflictingstudiesarealso� reported.�Thisreviewattemptstodefinetheresearch� chaininthecollectedarticlesbydeterminingwhich� acousticcharacteristicswereexamined,�whattypeof� acousticintervention�(ifany)�wasused,�andwhatthe� patientoutcomeswere.��read more
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