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J Health Saf Work 2021, 11(4): 720-736 |
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Ekhlas H, Pouragha H, Monazzam M, Mehrdad R, Bahrami P, Zaeimdar M. Association between moderate noise level and depression, anxiety, and stress in non-industrial employees. J Health Saf Work 2021; 11 (4) :720-736
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Haniyeh Ekhlas1 
, Hamidreza Pouragha2 , Mohammadreza Monazzam3 , Ramin Mehrdad2 , Parisa Bahrami4 , Mojgan Zaeimdar * 1
, Hamidreza Pouragha2 , Mohammadreza Monazzam3 , Ramin Mehrdad2 , Parisa Bahrami4 , Mojgan Zaeimdar * 1
1- Department of Environment, Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch, Tehran Iran
2- Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
3- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Center for Air Pollution Research Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
4- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
2- Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
3- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Center for Air Pollution Research Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
4- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran
Abstract: (1576 Views)
Introduction: Previous studies have been conducted on the effects of exposure of industrial workers to high levels of noise and their association with mental health or exposure of people to harmful levels of environmental noise. In this study, we investigated the association between moderate noise levels and the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in non-industrial workers.
Material and Methods: This study is a Cross-Sectional study that was conducted using the enrollment phase data of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences Cohort (TEC) study. The study population consisted of 3899 workers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences who were employed in seven occupational groups of the university, Office Workers, Healthcare workers, technical personnel, services workers, security guards, and radiology-radiation units. Exposure to moderate noise level was examined using the Leq10min index, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales were examined on the mentioned population by DASS-42 questionnaires.
Results: The results showed that the prevalence of severe to very severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were 8.2, 7.9, and 11% respectively. Also, it was observed that 14.5% of the participants of the study were exposed to noises of more than 70 dB(A). Furthermore, the results indicated that the highest average noise was equal to 71.3 dB(A) for the technical staff group, and the lowest value with an average of 59.1 dB(A) was recorded for the office workers group. The symptoms of severe to very severe depression was associated with exposure to noises above 70 dB(A) (OR:5.22) anxiety (OR:1.16), stress (OR:1.17) and socioeconomic status (OR:1.84). The severe to very severe anxiety was associated with stress (OR: 1.25). On the other hand, the symptoms of severe to very severe stress was associated with variables of age (OR:0.99), gender (OR:0.46), socioeconomic status (OR:1.52), having job management position (OR:0.81) and having healthcare working job (OR:0.65).
Conclusion: Regarding the obtained results of the present study, it was concluded that exposure to moderate noise levels had positive and significant association with depression in non-industrial workers. In non-industrial work environments, exposure to moderate noise levels is and can be independently associated with depression.
Material and Methods: This study is a Cross-Sectional study that was conducted using the enrollment phase data of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences Cohort (TEC) study. The study population consisted of 3899 workers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences who were employed in seven occupational groups of the university, Office Workers, Healthcare workers, technical personnel, services workers, security guards, and radiology-radiation units. Exposure to moderate noise level was examined using the Leq10min index, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales were examined on the mentioned population by DASS-42 questionnaires.
Results: The results showed that the prevalence of severe to very severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were 8.2, 7.9, and 11% respectively. Also, it was observed that 14.5% of the participants of the study were exposed to noises of more than 70 dB(A). Furthermore, the results indicated that the highest average noise was equal to 71.3 dB(A) for the technical staff group, and the lowest value with an average of 59.1 dB(A) was recorded for the office workers group. The symptoms of severe to very severe depression was associated with exposure to noises above 70 dB(A) (OR:5.22) anxiety (OR:1.16), stress (OR:1.17) and socioeconomic status (OR:1.84). The severe to very severe anxiety was associated with stress (OR: 1.25). On the other hand, the symptoms of severe to very severe stress was associated with variables of age (OR:0.99), gender (OR:0.46), socioeconomic status (OR:1.52), having job management position (OR:0.81) and having healthcare working job (OR:0.65).
Conclusion: Regarding the obtained results of the present study, it was concluded that exposure to moderate noise levels had positive and significant association with depression in non-industrial workers. In non-industrial work environments, exposure to moderate noise levels is and can be independently associated with depression.
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Received: 2021/12/24 | Accepted: 2021/12/31 | Published: 2021/12/31
Received: 2021/12/24 | Accepted: 2021/12/31 | Published: 2021/12/31
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