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Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance from Road, Rail and Aircraft Noise: Exposure-Response Relationships and Effect Modifiers in the SiRENE Study

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  • Mark Brink

    (Federal Office for the Environment, 3003 Bern, Switzerland)

  • Beat Schäffer

    (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland)

  • Danielle Vienneau

    (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Reto Pieren

    (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland)

  • Maria Foraster

    (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland
    ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    University Pompeu Fabra, 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Ikenna C. Eze

    (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Franziska Rudzik

    (Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
    Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Laurie Thiesse

    (Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
    Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Christian Cajochen

    (Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
    Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences, University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Nicole Probst-Hensch

    (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Martin Röösli

    (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    University of Basel, 4003 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Jean Marc Wunderli

    (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland)

Abstract

This survey investigates the cross-sectional association between nighttime road, rail and aircraft noise exposure and the probability to be highly sleep disturbed (%HSD), as measured by self-report in postal and online questionnaires. As part of the Swiss SiRENE study, a total of 5592 survey participants in the entire country were selected based on a stratified random sample of their dwelling. Self-reported sleep disturbance was measured using an ICBEN-style 5-point verbal scale. The survey was carried out in four waves at different times of the year. Source-specific noise exposure was calculated for several façade points for each dwelling. After adjustment for potential confounders, all three noise sources showed a statistically significant association between the nighttime noise level LNight at the most exposed façade point and the probability to report high sleep disturbance, as determined by logistic regression. The association was strongest for aircraft noise and weakest for road traffic noise. We a priori studied the role of a range of effect modifiers, including the “eventfulness” of noise exposure, expressed as the Intermittency Ratio (IR) metric, bedroom window position, bedroom orientation towards the closest street, access to a quiet side of the dwelling, degree of urbanization, sleep timing factors (bedtime and sleep duration), sleep medication intake, survey season and night air temperature. While bedroom orientation exhibited a strong moderating effect, with an Leq-equivalent of nearly 20 dB if the bedroom faces away from the nearest street, the LNight-%HSD associations were not affected by bedroom window position, sleep timing factors, survey season, or temperature.

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  • Mark Brink & Beat Schäffer & Danielle Vienneau & Reto Pieren & Maria Foraster & Ikenna C. Eze & Franziska Rudzik & Laurie Thiesse & Christian Cajochen & Nicole Probst-Hensch & Martin Röösli & Jean Mar, 2019. "Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance from Road, Rail and Aircraft Noise: Exposure-Response Relationships and Effect Modifiers in the SiRENE Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4186-:d:281487
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