OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether educational information for nurses concerning causes of noise would decrease noise levels in an intensive care unit for term newborns and infants. DESIGN: Pretest and posttest. SETTING: Children's surgical ward in a university hospital in southern Sweden. SUBJECTS: Fifty-two nurses in the surgical ward. OUTCOME MEASURES: Noise levels. INTERVENTION: An educational program consisting of a presentation of a videotape, presentation of the decibel values for various care activities, and a discussion of the problem. RESULTS: Statistical analysis with a paired two-tailed t test showed significant differences to exist between measurements in a cot and an incubator before the intervention (p = 0.0001), and between cot measurements before and after the intervention program (p = 0.0007). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that through simple methods and without additional costs, and by making the staff aware of the problem, noise levels can be lowered considerably.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether educational information for nurses concerning causes of noise would decrease noise levels in an intensive care unit for term newborns and infants. DESIGN: Pretest and posttest. SETTING:Children's surgical ward in a university hospital in southern Sweden. SUBJECTS: Fifty-two nurses in the surgical ward. OUTCOME MEASURES: Noise levels. INTERVENTION: An educational program consisting of a presentation of a videotape, presentation of the decibel values for various care activities, and a discussion of the problem. RESULTS: Statistical analysis with a paired two-tailed t test showed significant differences to exist between measurements in a cot and an incubator before the intervention (p = 0.0001), and between cot measurements before and after the intervention program (p = 0.0007). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that through simple methods and without additional costs, and by making the staff aware of the problem, noise levels can be lowered considerably.
Authors: Kathryn J Crawford; Lindsey A Barnes; Thomas M Peters; Jeffrey Falk; Brian K Gehlbach Journal: J Occup Environ Hyg Date: 2018-12 Impact factor: 2.155