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- Title
The effectiveness of environmental strategies on noise reduction in a pediatric intensive care unit: Creation of single-patient bedrooms and reducing noise sources.
- Authors
Kol, Emine; Aydın, Perihan; Dursun, Oguz
- Abstract
Purpose Noise is a substantial problem for both patients and healthcare workers in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of environmental strategies (creating single-patient rooms and reducing noise sources) in noise reduction in a pediatric intensive care unit. Design and Methods Noise measurement in the unit was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, measurements aimed at determining the unit's present level of noise were performed over 4 weeks in December 2013. During the month following the first measurement phase, the intensive care unit ( ICU) was moved to a new location and noise-reducing strategies were implemented. The second phase, in May 2014, measured noise levels in the newly constructed environment. Results The noise levels before and after environmental changes were statistically significant at 72.6 dB- A and 56 dB- A, respectively ( p < .05). Practice Implications Single-patient rooms and noise-reducing strategies can be effective in controlling environmental noise in the ICU.
- Subjects
TURKEY; NOISE &; psychology; NOISE control; ACADEMIC medical centers; HOSPITAL patients; INTENSIVE care units; NOISE; PEDIATRICS; ROOMS; T-test (Statistics); REPEATED measures design; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 3, p210
- ISSN
1539-0136
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/jspn.12116