Sound environment in a hospital. A case study.

• Kuwano Sonoko

  Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

• Yamasaki Teruo

  Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

• Yamauchi Miho

  Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

• Okazawa Keiko

  University Hospital, Osaka University

• Sakuramoto Yoko

  University Hospital, Osaka University

• Matsumoto Harumi

  University Hospital, Osaka University

• Terada Micho

  University Hospital, Osaka University

• Iguchi Yumi

  University Hospital, Osaka University

• Itoh Noriko

  University Hospital, Osaka University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 病院の音環境
• A case study

Abstract

A questionnaire survey was conducted to the patients in a surgical ward in a hospital. Sound pressure levels were also measured in a single room, a room for four patients, a recovery room and a nurse station. It was found that the values of L_{Aeq, 16h} (daytime) and L_{Aeq, 8h} (nighttime) in all the four rooms measured exceeded the guideline recommended by Environmental Quality Standard in Japan. Air conditioner noise in single rooms and sound of cough/sneeze/snore in rooms for four patients were the sounds which patients perceived as being most annoying. Countermeasures for improving the sound environment were proposed.

Journal

• The Journal of the INCE of Japan

  The Journal of the INCE of Japan 24 (4), 258-267, 2000

  The Institutew of Noise Control Engineering of Japan

Keywords

• hospital
• sound environment
• questionnaire survey
• sound level

Details

• CRID: 1390001204767734272
• NII Article ID: 10004537886
• NII Book ID: AN00361298
• DOI: 10.11372/souonseigyo1977.24.258
• ISSN: 18837506
• ISSN: 03868761
• NDL BIB ID: 5485180
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I5485180
• Text Lang: en
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