Percepção do ruído e seus efeitos em funcionários e usuários de um hospital universitário

• Ano de defesa: 2022
• Autor(a) principal: Passos, Priscila Silva
• Orientador(a): Fiorini, Ana Claudia
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Comunicação Humana e Saúde
• Departamento: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e da Saúde
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ruído; Saúde do trabalhador; Pessoal de saúde
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Noise; Occupational health; Health personnel
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FONOAUDIOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.pucsp.br/jspui/handle/handle/25814

Hospital employees and users are constantly exposed to noise from different sources. Objective: To investigate the perception and effects of noise in employees and users of a university hospital in the city of Lagarto-SE. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study. The sample consisted of 170 employees and 100 users. The procedures included the application of anamnesis and a noise annoyance questionnaire adapted for the hospital environment. Employees also completed a bipolar questionnaire in the evaluation of fatigue. Noise levels were measured by dosimetry in employees during their workdays, during day and night shifts. Leq values between 66.1 and 79 dB(A) were found, with higher levels in the day shift. Data analysis was performed through the application of chi-square tests of independence and adjusted logistic regression models. Results: Most of the professionals interviewed were female (69.4%), the mean age was 38 years old, 21.8% were nurses, 17.1% were physiotherapists, 7.6% were physicians, 51.7% were licensed practical nurses, and 1.8% were occupational therapists. Most users were male (65%) with a mean age of 49.1 years old and a mean length of stay of 9.4 days. Most professionals (54.1%) considered the place repeatedly or always noisy and 85.9% classified its intensity as moderate or intense. As for patients, 85% reported that the environment is “sometimes” or “always” noisy, and 56% considered it moderate or intense. The part of the day considered the noisiest, both by professionals and users, was the morning. The main sources of noise cited by the research participants were hospital professionals. Logistic regression models adjusted for professionals indicated that the greater the perception of noise in the environment, the greater the following complaints: discomfort, bad mood, tiredness, interference with work efficiency, headache, annoyance with equipment noise, stress, irritability, nervousness, change in productivity, and eye strain. Regarding the fatigue at work questionnaire, the highest means are related to tiredness (5.3) and difficulty in concentrating (3.7). The majority (97.1%) of the professionals reported that the noise in the hospital can harm the patient and 79.4% pointed out that strategies can be carried out to minimize such exposure. As for patients, 55% stated that the noise in the hospital does not harm the patient and only 25% reported that something can be done to mitigate the occurrence of this agent. The measure most pointed out by both groups was the performance of awareness actions by professionals (63%). Conclusion: We highlight the frequency, intensity, and complaints related to noise, on the part of the professionals. Although they are aware of the occurrence of noise in the hospital, most patients are not aware of the possible deleterious effects caused by it. The professional category, the complaint of annoyance to loud sounds, and the perception of noise frequency were the variables most associated with noise in the hospital environment