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Fallah Madvari R, Tahmasbi Abdar F, Halvani G H, Sefidkar R, Mohammadi M, Sojoudi S et al . Correlation between Noise Exposure and Mental Health Components among Iranian Steel Workers, 2021. J Occup Health Epidemiol 2022; 11 (2) :148-156
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Rohollah Fallah Madvari1 
, Fatemeh Tahmasbi Abdar2 , Gholam Hossein Halvani1 , Reyhane Sefidkar3 , Mohammad Mohammadi2 , Sajed Sojoudi2 , Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan * 4
, Fatemeh Tahmasbi Abdar2 , Gholam Hossein Halvani1 , Reyhane Sefidkar3 , Mohammad Mohammadi2 , Sajed Sojoudi2 , Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan * 4
1- Assistant Prof., Occupational Health Research Center, Dept. of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2- B.Sc in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Research Center, Dept. of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3- Assistant Prof., Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4- B.Sc in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Research Center, Dept. of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. , mjn495@gmail.com
2- B.Sc in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Research Center, Dept. of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3- Assistant Prof., Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4- B.Sc in Occupational Health, Occupational Health Research Center, Dept. of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. , mjn495@gmail.com
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Received: 2021/11/23
Accepted: 2022/07/19
ePublished: 2022/04/21
Accepted: 2022/07/19
ePublished: 2022/04/21
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Occupational Health
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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.
Keywords: Noise-Induced [MeSH], Hearing Protective Device [MeSH], Mental Health [MeSH], Depression [MeSH], Anxiety [MeSH], Industry [MeSH], Aggression [MeSH], Psychotic Disorders [MeSH]
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