Journal of clinical outcomes management · 2012 · 81 citations · 42 references
Natural SciencesPreventive MedicineAcousticsPatient SafetyEnvironmental Noise AssessmentNoiseNoise ExposureNoise Exposure ControlNoise MeasurementNoise PollutionCardiovascular Effects Of NoiseHospital NoiseNoise AssessmentNoise Exposure EpidemiologyNoise Health EffectsNoise Pollution ImpactsNoise Pollution PolicyNoise Stress
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.��
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