Is there a relationship between occupational noise and hearing levels, sleep quality, and QoL of the factory workers?

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dc.authoridBAYAR MULUK, NURAY/0000-0003-3602-9289
dc.contributor.authorDemirtas, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorSaygun, Meral
dc.contributor.authorMuluk, Nuray Bayar
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:42:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:42:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives We assessed the hearing level, sleep quality, depression status, and life quality of the employees. Methods The research group contains 380 (56.7%) of 669 employees working in the factory. We used a questionnaire, noise measurement (2016), pure tone audiometry test results of (2015, 2016). SF-12 (short form), mini sleep questionnaire (MSQ), and Beck depression scale. Results The employees' mean working period is 13.5 +/- 11.9 years. The mean ambient noise level of the factory is 75.5 +/- 7.3 dB. We detected hearing loss at 18.6% and 23.2% in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The frequency of hearing loss is 4.7% at the employees working below 85 dB and 27.8% percent at the employees working above 85 dB. Mean working period of the employees with hearing loss (19.7 +/- 11.7 years) is higher than mean working period of the employees without hearing loss(13.2 +/- 11.8 years) (p < .0.05). The 27.8% of the employees working above 85 dB are used to earmuffs, 44.4% of them sometimes use earmuffs; 38.9% of them are used to earplug; and 44.4% of them sometimes use earplug. Back depression scales showed 31.1% minimal, moderate, or severe depression. The sleep quality of employees working above 85 dB is worse than the others (p < 0.05). SF-12 QoL scores were 39.41 +/- 5.59 (physical health) and 36.10 +/- 7.76 (mental health). There was not a statistically significant association between scale scores and ambient noise level and hearing level of the workers (p > 0.05). Conclusion We suggest the use of personal protective equipment. Working in the noise above 85 dB affected workers' sleep quality to be poorer.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10072-021-05458-x
dc.identifier.endpage1023
dc.identifier.issn1590-1874
dc.identifier.issn1590-3478
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid34236555
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85109912003
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1015
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05458-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25030
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000672335700002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag Italia Srl
dc.relation.ispartofNeurological Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectNoise-induced hearing loss; Quality of life scale; Pure tone audiometry test; Beck depression scale; Earplug
dc.titleIs there a relationship between occupational noise and hearing levels, sleep quality, and QoL of the factory workers?
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