Impact of road traffic noise annoyance on health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study

Dratva, Julia; Zemp, Elisabeth; Felber Dietrich, Denise; Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier; Rochat, Thierry; Schindler, Christian; Gerbase, Margaret

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Title		Impact of road traffic noise annoyance on health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study
Authors		Dratva, Julia Zemp, Elisabeth Felber Dietrich, Denise Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier Rochat, Thierry Schindler, Christian Gerbase, Margaret
Published in		Quality of Life Research. 2010, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 37-46
Abstract		PURPOSE: To estimate the impact of traffic-related noise annoyance on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in a population-based study and potential effect modification by gender. METHODS: The study included 5,021 participants of the Swiss Cohort Study of Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults second survey. The association between traffic-related noise annoyance, measured on an 11-point scale, and HrQoL, based on SF-36 scores, was investigated by multivariate regression analysis. Effect sizes were calculated, and interactions by gender and chronic disease status examined. RESULTS: Thirteen percentage of the study population reported high annoyance due to traffic. Women were more likely to report high noise annoyance (adjOR 1.23; 95%CI 1.01-1.48). Except for general health, all SF-36 scores showed a significant negative association with noise annoyance. The respective effect sizes ranged between 0.13 and 0.54. Significant effect modification by gender and chronic disease status was present in specific SF-36 domains. CONCLUSION: This paper presents first evidence of an inverse relationship of noise annoyance and HrQoL in a general population. Although the estimated effects are small to moderate for individuals, they may add up to a relevant public health impact.
Keywords		Adaptation, Psychological — Adult — Aged — Cohort Studies — Confidence Intervals — Environmental Exposure/adverse effects/statistics & numerical data — Female — Health Status — Humans — Male — Middle Aged — Noise, Transportation/adverse effects/statistics & numerical data — Odds Ratio — Quality of Life — Questionnaires — Sex Distribution — Stress, Psychological/epidemiology/etiology — Switzerland/epidemiology — Urban Population/*statistics & numerical data — Young Adult
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9571-2 PMID: 20044782
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://www.springerlink.com/content/320t274087413461/fulltext.pdf
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités
Research groups		Pneumologie Clinique (576) L'épithélium respiratoire (852) Monitoring du programme d'études et de formation pré-graduée de médecine (877)
Citation (ISO format)		DRATVA, Julia et al. Impact of road traffic noise annoyance on health-related quality of life: results from a population-based study. In: Quality of Life Research, 2010, vol. 19, n° 1, p. 37-46. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:20907