Van Reenen, Coralie A2016-10-262016-10-262016-02Van Reenen, C.A. 2016. Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study. Occupational Health Southern Africa, 22(1), pp 18-201024-6274http://www.occhealth.co.za/?/viewArticle/1665http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8859Copyright: 20116 OHSANoise in hospitals can negatively affect users. Guideline noise levels for hospital wards are stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a South African National Standard (SANS). Studies show that few hospitals comply with the guidelines but limited research in South Africa means that conditions in local hospitals are unknown. The objective of this pilot study was to compare measured noise levels with guideline and perceived noise levels in general hospital wards.enHospital noisePerceived noiseNoise measurementsEquipment noiseStaff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot studyArticleVan Reenen, C. A. (2016). Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8859Van Reenen, Coralie A "Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study." (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8859Van Reenen CA. Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8859.TY - Article AU - Van Reenen, Coralie A AB - Noise in hospitals can negatively affect users. Guideline noise levels for hospital wards are stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a South African National Standard (SANS). Studies show that few hospitals comply with the guidelines but limited research in South Africa means that conditions in local hospitals are unknown. The objective of this pilot study was to compare measured noise levels with guideline and perceived noise levels in general hospital wards. DA - 2016-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Hospital noise KW - Perceived noise KW - Noise measurements KW - Equipment noise LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 SM - 1024-6274 T1 - Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study TI - Staff and patient perceptions of noise in SA hospitals – a pilot study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8859 ER -