Perceived quality of a nighttime hospital soundscape

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dc.contributor.authorLenzi, Sara
dc.contributor.authorLindborg, PerMagnus
dc.contributor.authorSpagnol, Simone
dc.contributor.authorKamphuis, Daan
dc.contributor.authorÖzcan, Elif
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-04T15:06:05Z
dc.date.available2024-12-04T15:06:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-01
dc.date.updated2024-12-04T15:06:05Z
dc.description.abstractThe hospital soundscape is known for high noise levels and a perception of chaos, leading to concerns about its impact on patients, families, professionals, and other hospital staff. This study investigates the relationship between sound, Annoyance, and sleep quality in a multi-patient neurology ward. A mixed-methods approach was employed. Interviews were conducted with medical staff (n = 7) to understand their experiences with sound. Questionnaires and sleep tracking devices (n = 20) assessed patient sleep quality and Annoyance caused by sound events. In addition, listeners (n = 28) annotated 429 nighttime audio recordings to identify sound sources and rate Annoyance level, which we considered the key emotional descriptor for patients. Over 9,200 sound events were analysed. While snoring, a patient-generated sound dominated the nighttime soundscape and was highly rated for Annoyance, and staff-generated sounds such as speech and footsteps were found to contribute more to accumulated Annoyance due to their extended duration. This study suggests that patient sleep quality can be improved by focusing on design interventions that reduce the impact of specific sounds. These might include raising awareness among staff about activities that might produce annoying sounds and implementing strategies to mitigate their disruptive effects.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe work presented in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, to the second author (Project No. 11612124). Reinier de Graaf hospital in Delft (NL) donated the fitbits and contributed financially to the original study in collaboration with Critical Alarms Lab.en
dc.identifier.citationLenzi, S., Lindborg, P., Spagnol, S., Kamphuis, D., & Özcan, E. (2024). Perceived quality of a nighttime hospital soundscape. Noise Mapping, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/NOISE-2024-0010
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/NOISE-2024-0010
dc.identifier.eissn2084-879X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2145
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH
dc.rights© 2024 the author(s), published by De Gruyter
dc.subject.otherAnnoyance
dc.subject.otherHospital ward
dc.subject.otherIndoor soundscape
dc.subject.otherSleep disturbance
dc.subject.otherSound-driven design
dc.titlePerceived quality of a nighttime hospital soundscapeen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.titleNoise Mapping
oaire.citation.volume11
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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