TY - JOUR T1 - Correlation between Noise Exposure and Mental Health Components among Iranian Steel Workers, 2021 TT - JF - JOHE JO - JOHE VL - 11 IS - 2 UR - http://johe.rums.ac.ir/article-1-501-en.html Y1 - 2022 SP - 148 EP - 156 KW - Noise-Induced KW - Hearing Protective Device KW - Mental Health KW - Depression KW - Anxiety KW - Industry KW - Aggression KW - Psychotic Disorders N2 - Background: Noise is an important occupational safety and health issue in many workplaces. Noise annoyance is a strong measurable mental response. It is a reaction that a person expresses to the noise exposure. Thus, this study investigates the correlation between noise exposure and its annoyance in terms of mental health components. Materials and Methods: This was a correlational descriptive study conducted on 100 workers. Respondents were recruited by a simple random sampling method. The equivalent sound level (LeqA) was determined using dosimetry. The numerical scale of ISO/TS 15666:2003 was used to measure noise annoyance. Mental health components were determined using the SCL-90 mental health questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS software (version 22) using Mann-Whitney, Kruskal–Wallis, and correlation tests. Results: The median of mental health and noise annoyance were 38 and 6.5, respectively. A positive correlation was observed between equivalent sound level (LeqA) and noise annoyance score (P<0.001, r=0.92). A significant correlation was found between mental health components (depression, anxiety, self-morbidity, obsession and compulsion, aggression, morbid fear, paranoid thoughts, psychosis, and sensitivity in interpersonal relationships) and equivalent sound level (P<0.001). Also, a significant correlation was observed between noise annoyance score and mental health components (P<0.001). Conclusion: We concluded thatin order to enhance the mental health of employees and increment efficiency and performance, it is recommended that appropriate control methods should be applied. M3 10.52547/johe.11.2.148 ER -