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- Title
Critical appraisal of methods for the assessment of noise effects on sleep.
- Authors
Basner, Mathias; Brink, Mark; Elmenhorst, Eva-Maria
- Abstract
Various sleep measurement techniques have been applied in past studies on the effects of environmental noise on sleep, complicating comparisons between studies and the derivation of pooled exposure-response relationships that could inform policy and legislation. To date, a consensus on a standard measurement technique for the assessment of environmental noise effects on sleep is missing. This would be desirable to increase comparability of future studies. This manuscript provides a detailed description of the sleep process, typical indicators of disturbed sleep, and how noise interferes with sleep. It also describes and discusses merits and drawbacks of five established methods commonly used for the assessment of noise effects on sleep (i.e., polysomnography, actigraphy, electrocardiography, behaviorally confirmed awakenings, and questionnaires). Arguments supporting the joint use of actigraphy and a single channel electrocardiogram as meaningful, robust, and inexpensive methods that would allow for the investigation of large representative subject samples are presented. These could be used as a starting point for the generation of an expert consensus.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of noise; NOISE pollution; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; COMPARATIVE studies; ACTIGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Noise & Health, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 61, p321
- ISSN
1463-1741
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/1463-1741.104902