Effects of noise annoyance on mental distress

authors:

avatar Mohammad Reza Monazzam Esmaielpour , avatar Faezeh Abbasi Balochkhaneh , avatar Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri , * , avatar Nastouh Khanjani Fashkhami , avatar Seyed Abolfazl Zakerian , avatar Milad Abbasi

Koomesh: Vol.23, issue 3; 394-401
published online: August 06, 2021
article type: Research Article
received: May 08, 2020
accepted: October 06, 2020

how to cite: Monazzam Esmaielpour M R, Abbasi Balochkhaneh F, Mousavi Kordmiri S H, Khanjani Fashkhami N, Zakerian S A, et al. Effects of noise annoyance on mental distress. koomesh. 2021;23(3):e149959. 

Abstract

Introduction: Noise is one of the most harmful physical factors in the workplace that can cause annoyance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of annoyance caused by occupational noise on employee’s mental distress. Materials and Methods: This analytical-descriptive study was performed on 325 employees of the parts manufacturing industry in seven groups and the noise dose received for each group was measured by a dosimeter using ISO9612 standard. Then, psychosis was determined using the Kessler psychosis scale and the degree of annoyance in the face of noise in the face of noise by the standard method of ISO15666 as an individual evaluation with a one-question scale of 11 Likert options. Results: The results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between the received sound dose and noise annoyance (P

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