Noise Indicators Relating to Non-Auditory Health Effects in Children-A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate which objective noise indicators related to various noise sources (i.e., aircraft, road-traffic, and ambient noise) are the best predictors of non-auditory health-effects in children. These relationships are discussed via a conceptual framework, taking into account main parameters such as the type of noise source, the exposure locations and their environments, the type of noise indicators, the children's mediating factors, and the type of non-auditory health effects. In terms of the procedure, four literature databases were screened and data was extracted on study design, types of noise sources, assessment method, health-based outcomes and confounders, as well as their associations. The quality of the studies was also assessed. Th

SUBMITTER: Terzakis ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9739374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature