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Journal article
Aircraft Noise Effects on Sleep-Results of a Pilot Study Near Philadelphia International Airport
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.16(17), p.3178
08/31/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108596
PMCID: PMC6747483
PMID: 31480420
Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Abstract
Current objective data on aircraft noise effects on sleep are needed in the US to inform policy. In this pilot field study, heart rate and body movements were continuously measured during sleep of residents living in the vicinity of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and in a control region without aircraft noise with sociodemographic characteristics similar to the exposed region (
= 40 subjects each). The primary objective was to establish the feasibility of unattended field measurements. A secondary objective was to compare objective and subjective measures of sleep and health between control and aircraft noise exposed groups. For all measurements, there was less than 10% of data loss, demonstrating the feasibility of unattended home measurements. Based on 2375 recorded aircraft noise events, we found a significant (unadjusted
= 0.0136) exposure-response function between the maximum sound pressure level of aircraft noise events and awakening probability inferred from heart rate increases and body movements, which was similar to previous studies. Those living near the airport reported poorer sleep quality and poorer health than the control group in general, but when asked in the morning about their last night's sleep, no significant difference was found between groups. Neither systolic nor diastolic morning blood pressures differed between study regions. While this study demonstrates the feasibility of unattended field study measurements, for a national study around multiple US airports refinements of the study design are necessary to further lower methodological expense and increase participation rates.
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- Title
- Aircraft Noise Effects on Sleep-Results of a Pilot Study Near Philadelphia International Airport
- Creators
- Mathias Basner - Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. basner@pennmedicine.upenn.eduMaryam Witte - Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USASarah McGuire - Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.16(17), p.3178
- Academic Unit
- Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT); Noise
- Grants
- 13-C-AJFE-UPenn-001, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA13-C-AJFE-UPENN-002, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
- Identifiers
- 99900581962501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article