Suicide and Transportation Noise: A Prospective Cohort Study from Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although plausible from a pathophysiological point of view, robust evidence for effects of transportation noise on mental health remains scarce. Meanwhile, psychiatric diseases are among the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide, and suicide as a mortality outcome highly connected to mental disorders presents a pressing public health issue. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between source-specific transportation noise, particulate matter (PM) air pollution, residential greenness, and suicide by means of a nationwide cohort study.

Methods

Road traffic, railway and aircraft noise exposure as well as exposure to air pollution [PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μm (PM2.5)] and greenness [normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)]

SUBMITTER: Wicki B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10053778 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature