Quality of life and self-reported symptoms in workers exposed to excessive noise

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dc.contributor.authorSoylemez, Emre
dc.contributor.authorKarakaya, Cihangir
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Nihat
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:32:02Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:32:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Noise can cause physiological and psychological changes by affecting human health. This study aims to investigate the quality of life and self-report symptoms of tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, sleep, attention, anxiety and fatigue in workers exposed to excessive noise. Material and Methods: The study included 111 workers working in noisy environments and 74 individuals not working in noisy environments (control group). The Short Form (SF)-36 scale was used to evaluate the participants' quality of life, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the self-report symptoms. Result: Self-report tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, sleep, attention and anxiety scores of the workers were worse than the control group (p<0.05). In addition, the physical function, physical role restriction, social functionality, pain and general health scores of the workers, which are the sub-dimensions of SF-36, were worse than the control group (p<0.05). However, there was no difference between the groups in terms of emotional role, mental health, and energy/vitality scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: Noise increases workers' self-report symptoms and reduces their quality of life. By taking more precautions against workplace noise, workers' health and working performance can be protected.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.53394/akd.1351642
dc.identifier.endpage541en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-1779
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage535en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1263821en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.53394/akd.1351642
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1263821
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/11311
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAkdeniz Tıp Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleQuality of life and self-reported symptoms in workers exposed to excessive noiseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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