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WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Quality of Life, Wellbeing and Mental Health

Clark, Charlotte, Paunovic, Katarina·2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph15112400
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This systematic review assesses the quality of the evidence across studies on the effect of environmental noise (road traffic noise, aircraft noise, railway noise, wind-turbine noise) on quality of life, wellbeing and mental health. Quantitative studies of noise effects on children and adults published from January 2005 up to October 2015 were reviewed. A total of 29 papers were identified. 90% of the papers were of cross-sectional design, with fewer studies of longitudinal or intervention design. Outcomes included depression and anxiety, medication use and childhood emotional problems. The quality of the evidence across the studies for each individual noise source was assessed using an adaptation of the GRADE methodology. Overall, given the predominance of cross-sectional studies, most evidence was rated as very low quality, with evidence of effects only being observed for some noise sources and outcomes. These ratings reflect inconsistent findings across studies, the small number of studies and a lack of methodological robustness within some domains. Overall, there are few studies of clinically significant mental health outcomes; few studies of railway noise exposure; and studies of large samples are needed. The lack of evidence for noise effects across studies for many of the quality of life, wellbeing and mental health domains examined does not necessarily mean that there are no effects: rather, that they have not yet been studied robustly for different noise sources.

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Authors
Clark, C., & Paunovic, K.
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-10-29
Volume
15
Issue
11
Pages
2400
ISSN
1660-4601
DOI
10.3390/ijerph15112400
Cited by
255
References
1
Language
en
Licence
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)

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