Body physiological responses of city bus drivers subjected to noise and vibration exposure in working environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The city bus drivers have critical roles in public transport and are occupationally exposed to different environmental stressors. This study aimed to investigate body physiological responses of city bus drivers subjected to noise and vibration exposure while crossing city routes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 103 city bus drivers working in the governmental transportation system in Hamadan city. The subjects' exposures to noise and body vibration were measured during driving activities. Their blood pressure (BP), as well as heart rate (HR), were measured before and after driving. Multivariate regressions (MLR) were employed to analyze the effect size of the stimulus on body physiological responses using SPSS 22.

Results

Exposure levels

SUBMITTER: Rahmani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature