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T1 Noise Disturbance and Well-Being in the North of Spain
A1 Santurtún, Maite
A1 García Tárrago, María José
A1 Fernández de Arroyabe, Pablo
A1 Zarrabeitia, María T.
K1 Noise
K1 Well-being
K1 Spain
K1 Traffic noise
K1 Ingeniería mecánica
K1 Mechanical engineering
AB Environmental noise is considered one of the main risks for physical and mental health andwell-being, with a significant associated burden of disease in Europe. This work aims to explore themain sources of noise exposure at home and its effect on well-being in northern Spain. A transversalopinion study has been performed through a closed questionnaire. The questionnaire included threedifferent parts: sociodemographic data, noise disturbance, and the 5-item World Health OrganizationWell-Being Index (WHO-5). A Binary Logistics Regression model was performed to analyze therelationship between noise exposure and well-being. Overall, 16.6% of the participants consider thatthe noise isolation of their homes is bad or very bad. The noise generated by the neighbors (air andimpact noise) is considered the most disturbing indoor noise source, while street works are the mostdisturbing outdoor noise source in urban areas and road traffic is the most disturbing in rural areas.People who indicate that noise interferes with their life at home have a worse score on the WHO-5(decreased perception of well-being). The exposure to outdoor noise (specifically the noise comingfrom the street and trains), internal impact noise produced by neighbors, and in general, the noisethat wakes you up, is related to receiving a worse score in the WHO-5 (p < 0.05). Administrativebodies must ensure that laws regulating at-home noise levels, which are continually being updatedwith stricter restrictions, are enforced.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7565
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7565
LA eng
NO This work was partially supported by the Government of Cantabria (CONTRATO PROGRAMA GOB. CANTABRIA-UC).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 01-may-2024