Environmental Noise and Effects on Sleep: An Update to the WHO Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nighttime noise carries a significant disease burden. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published guidelines for the regulation of environmental noise based on a review of evidence published up to the year 2015 on the effects of environmental noise on sleep.

Objectives

This systematic review and meta-analysis will update the WHO evidence review on the effects of environmental noise on sleep disturbance to include more recent studies.

Methods

Investigations of self-reported sleep among residents exposed to environmental traffic noise at home were identified using Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO. Awakenings, falling asleep, and sleep disturbance were the three outcomes included. Extracted data were used to derive exposure-response relationship

SUBMITTER: Smith MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature