Trading level for number in the laboratory: Differential effects of aircraft noise on cardiovascular activation, annoyance, and assessment of quality of life

1998 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 2758-2759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris B. Mauss ◽  
Joachim Vogt ◽  
Karl Th. Kalveram
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Differential Effects

scholarly journals The effects of intensive home treatment on self-efficacy in patients recovering from a psychiatric crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ansam Barakat ◽  
Matthijs Blankers ◽  
Jurgen E Cornelis ◽  
Nick M Lommerse ◽  
Aartjan T F Beekman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Home Treatment ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Psychiatric Crisis

Abstract Background This study evaluated whether providing intensive home treatment (IHT) to patients experiencing a psychiatric crisis has more effect on self-efficacy when compared to care as usual (CAU). Self-efficacy is a psychological concept closely related to one of the aims of IHT. Additionally, differential effects on self-efficacy among patients with different mental disorders and associations between self-efficacy and symptomatic recovery or quality of life were examined. Methods Data stem from a Zelen double consent randomised controlled trial (RCT), which assesses the effects of IHT compared to CAU on patients who experienced a psychiatric crisis. Data were collected at baseline, 6 and 26 weeks follow-up. Self-efficacy was measured using the Mental Health Confidence Scale. The 5-dimensional EuroQol instrument and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) were used to measure quality of life and symptomatic recovery, respectively. We used linear mixed modelling to estimate the associations with self-efficacy. Results Data of 142 participants were used. Overall, no difference between IHT and CAU was found with respect to self-efficacy (B = − 0.08, SE = 0.15, p = 0.57), and self-efficacy did not change over the period of 26 weeks (B = − 0.01, SE = 0.12, t (103.95) = − 0.06, p = 0.95). However, differential effects on self-efficacy over time were found for patients with different mental disorders (F(8, 219.33) = 3.75, p < 0.001). Additionally, self-efficacy was strongly associated with symptomatic recovery (total BPRS B = − 0.10, SE = 0.02, p < 0.00) and quality of life (B = 0.14, SE = 0.01, p < 0.001). Conclusions Although self-efficacy was associated with symptomatic recovery and quality of life, IHT does not have a supplementary effect on self-efficacy when compared to CAU. This result raises the question whether, and how, crisis care could be adapted to enhance self-efficacy, keeping in mind the development of self-efficacy in depressive, bipolar, personality, and schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. The findings should be considered with some caution. This study lacked sufficient power to test small changes in self-efficacy and some mental disorders had a small sample size. Trial registration This trial is registered at Trialregister.nl, number NL6020.

Giving and Taking —Differential Effects of Providing, Receiving and Anticipating Emotional Support on Quality of Life in Adults with Multiple Illnesses

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 660-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Warner ◽  
Benjamin Schüz ◽  
Susanne Wurm ◽  
Jochen P. Ziegelmann ◽  
Clemens Tesch-Römer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
And Control

Multimorbidity challenges quality of life (QoL) in old age. Anticipating and providing social support have been shown to promote QoL whereas receiving support often had detrimental effects. Little is known about which psychological processes explain these effects. This study examines the effects of receiving, anticipating and providing emotional support on QoL, with control beliefs and self-esteem as simultaneous mediators in an elderly multimorbid sample ( N = 1415). Anticipating and providing support positively predicted QoL, mediated through self-esteem and control beliefs. Received support negatively predicted QoL, without mediation. Self-esteem and control beliefs can help to explain the relation between QoL and support.

Aircraft Noise Exposure and Its Effects on Quality of Life and Cognitive Function Among Thai Residents

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantana Padungtod ◽  
Chatchai Ekpanyaskul ◽  
Piyarat Nuchpongsai ◽  
Nattapong Laemun ◽  
Toshihito Matsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Aircraft Noise

scholarly journals Aircraft Noise and Quality of Life around Frankfurt Airport

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3382-3405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Schreckenberg ◽  
Markus Meis ◽  
Cara Kahl ◽  
Christin Peschel ◽  
Thomas Eikmann
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Aircraft Noise

Urban parks as nature-based solutions for improved well-being under the flight paths: A soundscape analysis in the vicinity of Heathrow Airport

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Föllmer ◽  
Gemma Moore ◽  
Thomas Kistemann
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Aircraft Noise ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Noise Mitigation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Sound Perception

&lt;p&gt;In the light of inconclusive evidence on the effectiveness of noise protection measures, new strategies are needed to tackle health risks of increasing air traffic. Noise-related health issues are a result of the complex interplay between noise exposure, coping strategies and sound perception, which might be in turn influenced by environmental quality and neighbourhood satisfaction. Thus, the conventional approach of primarily reducing noise levels does not automatically lead to improved well-being and quality of life for affected people. Nature-based solutions, including trees, parks and other tranquil areas, are increasingly being recognised as health-promoting and sustainable forms of noise mitigation in growing cities, as highlighted by the EU Environmental Noise Directive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Apart from its ability of physically reducing sound pressure levels, the potentials of vegetation as a psychological buffer through reduction of stress and mental fatigue need to be further investigated. A multisensory approach in communities around London Heathrow Airport explored how acoustic and visual factors affect cognitive and behavioural responses to aircraft noise. Since the interplay of different senses appears to be an important moderator of sound perception, self-rated measures of psychological stressors and resources were combined with objective evaluations of visual and acoustic environmental quality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;High-quality neighbourhoods were associated with (i) lower general noise annoyance, (ii) fewer noise-disturbed outdoor activities, (iii) higher satisfaction with the residential area, and (iv) better opportunities for recreational coping. Particularly high-quality green spaces appeared to reduce stress and refresh concentration capacity by enabling noise-exposed residents to shift from effortful (e.g. focusing on aircraft noise) to effortless (e.g. experiencing tranquillity) attention, thus potentially enhancing well-being. Nature sounds, such as sounds of birds, wind and water, had limited capacity for reducing perceived outdoor sound levels. Yet, their main potentials in improving a soundscape lay in their intrinsic ability to promote relaxation and tranquillity, which might in turn reduce perceived noise exposure in the longer term.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shifting the research interest towards the question of how to achieve desirable soundscapes and neighbourhoods rather than just finding ways to technically eliminate noise, this soundscape study provides an insightful starting point for creating healthier environments in the vicinity of airports. Demonstrating the potential of tranquil urban green spaces as compensation strategies in neighbourhoods affected by aircraft noise might support residents to adopt active and health-enhancing coping strategies, and therefore generate wider spill-over effects on satisfaction, restoration, well-being, and quality of life among communities living under the flight paths. This will help build strategic alliances between health promotion, noise mitigation, and sustainable urban planning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals 0700 DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF CIRCADIAN TYPOLOGY ON SLEEP, FATIGUE, MOOD, AND QUALITY OF LIFE

SLEEP ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A259-A259
Author(s):  
H Jeon ◽  
Y Bang ◽  
I Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Circadian Typology
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