scholarly journals Preschool Personnel Exposure to Occupational Noise

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 300-307
Author(s):  
Darja Kaļužnaja ◽  
Svetlana Lakiša
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Occupational Noise ◽  
Loud Noise ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Preschool Classrooms ◽  
Noise Measurements

Abstract Increased noise, which is also below the occupational exposure values and is “hearing safe” noise, affects the exposed person’s health as a non-specific stressor. Increased noise level also creates an environment for additional vocal apparatus load. The objective of this study was to determine preschool personnel occupational noise and its relationship with subjective health complaints. Data were obtained with survey assistance through subjective answers of respondents about health complaints and noise exposure among Rīga preschool personnel. Objective noise measurements were made to assess real noise levels in the preschool environment. Data from 155 respondents and objective measurements of 37 preschool classrooms were obtained. The results showed that the average 8-h noise exposure among Rīga preschool educational institutions was 70 dB(A), which did not exceed the Latvian work environment noise limits, but exceeded the 35–40 dB(A) noise limit in the educational environment guidelines recommended by the WHO. The survey results showed that loud noise is one of the most important workplace environmental factors (~70% of respondents feel a necessity to increase voice because of noise). A constant feeling of fatigue, headache, irritable feeling, and a desire to isolate oneself from others more often occurred in respondents exposed to increased noise, compared with those who noted that they were not exposed to increased noise. In general, loud noise was associated with increased subjective health complaints in preschool education institution personnel.

Noise Sensitivity, Noise Exposure And Subjective Health Complaints

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (1) ◽  
pp. 2020
Author(s):  
Bente Oftedal ◽  
Nan Vold-Andersen ◽  
Geir Aamodt ◽  
Norun Hjertager Krog ◽  
Gunn Marit Aasvang
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints

Subjective Health Complaints, Stress, and Coping in Orchestra Musicians

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Helene Barone Halleland ◽  
Anette Harris ◽  
Silje Sørnes ◽  
Robert Murison ◽  
Holger Ursin
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Health ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Gastrointestinal Complaints ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

The job of an orchestra musician is characterized by high demands and low control, which is a combination known to predispose to ill health. Research also indicates that musicians have high levels of subjective health complaints, complaints with limited or no objective findings. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between subjective health complaints, stress, and coping in musicians. Thirty-five musicians in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra filled in questionnaires about work, subjective health complaints, and coping. Saliva samples were collected to measure cortisol levels. The levels of subjective health complaints compared well with normative data from a representative sample of Norwegians, except for an unusually high level of “pseudoneurological” complaints (fatigue, mood changes). High levels of cortisol were positively related to the total number of subjective health complaints, gastrointestinal complaints, and “pseudoneurology” but not to musculoskeletal complaints. A high level of “emotion-focused coping” was associated with higher cortisol levels. Samples obtained during a concert showed a moderate but significant rise in cortisol levels.

scholarly journals Subjective Health Complaints in Fifteen-Year-Old Czech Adolescents: The Role of Self-Esteem, Interparental Conflict, and Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
Petra Daňsová ◽  
◽  
Ondřej Bouša ◽  
Lenka Lacinová ◽  
Petr Macek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interparental Conflict ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
And Gender

The medicine use and corresponding subjective health complaints among adolescents, a cross-national survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inese Gobina ◽  
Raili Välimaa ◽  
Jorma Tynjälä ◽  
Jari Villberg ◽  
Anita Villerusa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals Sense of Coherence in Association with Stress Experience and Health in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unni Karin Moksnes ◽  
Geir Arild Espnes
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Subjective Health Complaints ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Stress And Health

This study investigated the associations between sex, age, socio-economic status, stress, sense of coherence (SOC), and health (mental wellbeing, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and subjective health complaints) in Norwegian adolescents aged 13–19 years. Furthermore, the study investigated the potential protective or compensatory role from SOC on the association between stress and health. Methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional sample of 1233 adolescents. Data were analyzed with descriptive, comparative, and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: Girls reported significantly higher scores on depressive symptoms and subjective health complaints than boys. Stress was significantly and positively associated with depressive symptoms. SOC associated significantly with all outcome variables; and especially with mental wellbeing and depressive symptoms. Significant interaction effects of sex in combination with stress and SOC were found in association with depression and mental wellbeing. Associations were strongest for girls. Conclusion: The findings provided support for the significant role of SOC as a coping resource, especially in relation to adolescents’ mental health; weaker associations were found with subjective health complains and self-rated health. The findings also mainly supported a compensatory role of SOC on the association between stress and health during adolescence.

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