Utjecaj buke na zdravstvene djelatnike u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja

Scientific paper - Review paper

• Title (english): The effect of noise on healthcare workers in intensive care units
• Author: Doris Desić
• Author: Iskra Alexandra Nola
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Environmental and Occupational Health)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Health Ecology

Abstract (croatian)

Unatoč preporukama Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije o ograničavanju buke u bolnicama na prosječnu razinu zvuka koja ne bi trebala prelaziti 35 dB (a najviše 40 dB tijekom noći), mjerenja intenziteta buke u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja dosežu nerijetko i dvostruko više vrijednosti. Američka agencija za zaštitu okoliša preporučuje dnevnu i noćnu razinu do 45 dB.
Zvukove koji stvaraju buku u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja čine medicinsko i nemedicinsko osoblje: hodanjem, razgovorima, promjenama položaja predmeta, svakodnevnim medicinskim i nemedicinskim aktivnostima; uz brojne elektroničke uređaje i uređaje za monitoring koji svojim alarmnim sustavom dodatno pridonose ukupnoj buci. Pretjerana buka u radnom okolišu utječe na fluktuiranje pažnje, pad koncentracije zdravstvenih djelatnika te može pojačati simptome povezane sa stresom, a sve to često dovodi i do promjena ponašanja, iritabilnosti i socijalnih problema unutar tima.
U ovom preglednom radu korištena je metoda pretraživanja dostupne literature, a koja je korespondirala s temom i ciljem rada. Prikazan je utjecaj okolišne buke na zdravstvene djelatnike u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja. Također, prikazane su moguće mjere smanjenja buke u svrhu zaštite navedenih zdravstvenih djelatnika.

Abstract (english)

Despite the recommendations of the World Health Organization on limiting noise in hospitals to an average sound level that should not exceed 35 dB (and a maximum of 40 dB during the night), noise intensity measurements in intensive care units (ICU) often reach twice the value. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends daytime and night-time levels of up to 45 dB.
Sounds that make noise in ICU are made by medical and non-medical staff walking, talking, changing the position of objects, daily medical and non-medical activities; including numerous electronic and monitoring devices which additionally contribute to the overall workplace noise with their alarm system. Excessive noise in the work environment affects the fluctuation of attention, decrease in the concentration of healthcare workers, and can increase stress-related symptoms, with all this often leading to changes in behavior, irritability, and social problems within the team.
In this review, searching and reviewing available literature, which corresponded to the topic and goal of the work, was used. The impact of environmental noise on healthcare workers in intensive care units is presented. Additionally, possible measures to reduce noise to protect the health of healthcare professionals are presented.

• Keywords (croatian): buka; jedinica intenzivnog liječenja (JIL); pacijenti; zaštita na radu; zdravstveni djelatnici
• Keywords (english): occupational noise; intensive care units (ICU); patients; safety at work; healthcare professionals
• Language: croatian
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Sigurnost : časopis za sigurnost u radnoj i životnoj okolini
• Numbering: vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 247-254
• p-ISSN: 0350-6886
• e-ISSN: 1848-6347
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.31306/s.66.3.6
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:642048
• Publication: 2024
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/321101
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-11-28 09:31:53