Wynne, John and Xyrichis, Andreas and Carlyle, Angus and Rafferty, Anne Marie and Mackrill, Jamie (2018) Noise pollution in hospitals. British Medical Journal. ISSN 0959-8138
Noise pollution in hospitals (860kB) |
| Type of Research: | Article |
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| Creators: | Wynne, John and Xyrichis, Andreas and Carlyle, Angus and Rafferty, Anne Marie and Mackrill, Jamie |
| Description: | Noise in hospitals is a common grievance among patients, families, and staff.1 In the US, “quietness of hospital environment” is among the lowest scoring items on patient surveys.2 In the UK, 40% of hospital patients are bothered by noise at night, a consistent finding of the NHS Inpatient Survey.1 Hospital noise is a steadily worsening problem, with levels regularly exceeding international recommendations.3 4 Noise levels over 100 dB have been measured in intensive care units,4 the equivalent of loud music through headphones and the point beyond which damage to hair cells in the ear can occur. This is an article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) based on an interdisciplinary project entitled HPNoSS, Hospital Project on Noise and Sleep in Hospitals. |
| Official Website: | http://www.bmj.com |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Nursing, medicine, hospital studies |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > London College of Communication Research Centres/Networks > Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) |
| Date: | 19 November 2018 |
| Related Websites: | http://www.sensitivebrigade.com/HPNoSS.htm, https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural/-/projects/hospital-project-on-noise-sound-and-sleep |
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| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2019 10:37 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2023 04:47 |
| Item ID: | 14294 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/14294 |
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