WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Cognition.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review assesses the quality of the evidence across individual studies on the effect of environmental noise (road traffic, aircraft, and train and railway noise) on cognition. Quantitative non-experimental studies of the association between environmental noise exposure on child and adult cognitive performance published up to June 2015 were reviewed: no limit was placed on the start date for the search. A total of 34 papers were identified, all of which were of child populations. 82% of the papers were of cross-sectional design, with fewer studies of longitudinal or intervention design. A range of cognitive outcomes were examined. The quality of the evidence across the studies for each individual noise source and cognitive outcome was assessed using an adaptation of GRADE met

SUBMITTER: Clark C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858354 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature