Examining the utility of perceptual noise categorization in pediatric and neonatal hospital units
2020
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 13
Pages 144-157
Author(s): Hasegawa, Y., Ryherd, E., Ryan, C. S., Darcy-Mahoney, A.
Added April 2020
Characterizing the acoustic environment in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2020
Applied Acoustics
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 165
Pages 107301
Author(s): Hernández-Molina, R., Beira Jiménez, J. L., Rodriguez-Montaño, V., Zacarías, F. F., Bienvenido-Huertas, D., Lubián López, S., Cueto-Ancela, J. L.
Previous research shows that the acoustic environment of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) plays a significant role in the development of neonates; however, there is a lack of research exploring the different types and impacts of specific noise sources. The results of this study affirm that equipment alarms profoundly influence NICU noise levels, while staff conversations, telephone use, and equipment movement also contribute.
Added March 2020
Healing spaces: Exploring therapeutic concept for breast cancer clinic
Author(s): Sarjani, M., Saragih, J. F. B., Soebiyan, V.
Research demonstrates that due to the prevalence of depressive symptoms among cancer patients, healthcare facilities (here, breast cancer clinics) can benefit from the application of healing environmental features to reduce patient stress and anxiety.
Added March 2020
Impact of intraoperative noise measurement on the surgeon stress and patient outcomes. A prospective, controlled, single-center clinical trial with 664 patients
2020
Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 167
Pages 843-851
Author(s): Ukegjini, K., Kastiunig, T., Widmann, B., Warschkow, R., Steffen, T.
Added February 2020
Influence of noise on patient recovery
2020
Current Pollution Reports
Journal Article
Author(s): Loupa, G.
Added January 2020
The perceptual and behavioral influence on dental professionals from the noise in their workplace
2020
Applied Acoustics
Journal Article
Author(s): Ma, K. W., Mak, C. M., Wong, H. M.
Added December 2019
Medicine’s melodies: On the costs & benefits of music, soundscapes, & noise in healthcare settings
2019
Music and Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 11
Pages 211-225
Author(s): Spence, C., Keller, S.
Added November 2019
Medication error trends and effects of person-related, environment-related and communication-related factors on medication errors in a paediatric hospital
2019
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 55
Pages 320-326
Author(s): Manias, E., Cranswick, N., Newall, F., Rosenfeld, E., Weiner, C., Williams, A., Wong, I. C. K., Borrott, N., Lai, J., Kinney, S.
Previous studies have found that children receiving care in pediatric facilities can face a high risk of medication errors due to a combination of person-related, communication-related, or environment-related factors. This study further examines how environment-related factors specifically influence medication errors.
Added November 2019
Noise environments in nursing homes: An overview of the literature and a case study in Flanders with quantitative and qualitative methods
2020
Applied Acoustics
Journal Article
Author(s): Thomas, P., Aletta, F., Filipan, K., Mynsbrugge, T. V., De Geetere, L., Dijckmans, A., Botteldooren, D., Petrovic, M., Van de Velde, D., De Vriendt, P., Devos, P.
Added November 2019
Impact of intensive care unit light and noise exposure on critically ill patients
2019
Netherlands Journal of Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 27
Pages 145-149
Author(s): Simons, K. S., van den Boogaard, M., de Jager, C. P. C.
Added July 2019
Mapping sources of noise in an intensive care unit
2019
Anaesthesia
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 74
Pages 1018-1025
Author(s): Darbyshire, J. L., Müller‐Trapet, M., Cheer, J., Fazi, F. M., Young, J. D.
Added May 2019
Environmental noise around hospital areas: A case study
2019
Environments
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 6
Pages 1-19
Author(s): Montes-González, D., Barrigón-Morillas, J. M., Gómez Escobar, V., Vílchez-Gómez, R., Rey-Gozalo, G., Atanasio-Moraga, P., Méndez-Sierra, J. A.
Added May 2019
Hospitalization-associated disability: “She was probably able to ambulate, but I’m not sure”
2011
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal Article
Issue 16
Volume 306
Pages 1782–1793
Author(s): Covinsky, K. E., Pierluissi, Edgar, Johnston, C. B.
It is not uncommon for older patients who are hospitalized to acquire hospital-associated disabilities (HAD). An HAD is defined as losing the ability to complete one of the basic activities of daily living (ADL) needed to live independently without assistance: bathing, dressing, rising from bed or a chair, using the toilet, eating, or walking across a room.
Added April 2019
The hospital (not so) quiet zone: Creating an environment for patient satisfaction through noise reduction strategies
2019
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 12
Pages 197-202
Author(s): Walker, L., Karl, C. A.
Added April 2019
The effect of a non-talking rule on the sound level and perception of patients in an outpatient infusion center
2019
PLOS ONE
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 14
Pages 1-15
Author(s): Zijlstra, E., Hagedoorn, M., Krijnen, W. P., van der Schans, C. P., Mobach, M. P.
The World Health Organization has recommended that noise in patient care areas be limited to support healing. The authors of this study explore the effect of a behavioral intervention aimed at reducing conversational noise in the context of an outpatient infusion center and its result on patient perceptions.
Added March 2019
The effects of noise levels on nurses in intensive care units
2019
Nursing in Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 24
Pages 299-305
Author(s): Terzi, B., Azizoğlu, F., Polat, Ş., Kaya, N., İşsever, H.
Added March 2019
Noise in the intensive care unit and its influence on sleep quality: a multicenter observational study in Dutch intensive care units
2018
Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 22
Pages 1-8
Author(s): Simons, K. S., Verweij, E., Lemmens, P. M. C., Jelfs, S., Park, M., Spronk, P. E., Sonneveld, J. P. C., Feijen, H.-M., van der Steen, M. S., Kohlrausch, A. G., van den Boogaard, M., de Jager, C. P. C.
Added October 2018
Are noise reduction interventions effective in adult ward settings? A systematic review and meta analysis
2018
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Author(s): Garside, J., Stephenson, J., Curtis, H., Morrell, M., Dearnley, C., Astin, F.
Added September 2018
Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: A new approach to examining acoustic events
2018
Noise and Health
Journal Article
Issue 95
Volume 20
Pages 121
Author(s): Smith, S. W., Ortmann, A. J., Clark, W. W.
Added August 2018
Noise Reduction for ICU by Using Feedforward Active Noise Control System
Author(s): Liu, L., Jiang, C.
Added August 2018
