%0 Journal Article %A Fallah Madvari, Rohollah %A Tahmasbi Abdar, Fatemeh %A Halvani, Gholam Hossein %A Sefidkar, Reyhane %A Mohammadi, Mohammad %A Sojoudi, Sajed %A Jafari Nodoushan, Mahdi %T Correlation between Noise Exposure and Mental Health Components among Iranian Steel Workers, 2021 %J Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology %V 11 %N 2 %U http://johe.rums.ac.ir/article-1-501-en.html %R 10.52547/johe.11.2.148 %D 2022 %K Noise-Induced, Hearing Protective Device, Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Industry, Aggression, Psychotic Disorders, %X 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. %> http://johe.rums.ac.ir/article-1-501-en.pdf %P 148-156 %& 148 %! Noise Exposure, Noise Annoyance, and Mental Health %9 Original Article %L A-10-457-1 %+ 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. %G eng %@ 2251-8096 %[ 2022