8–12 Sept 2026
Europe/Vienna timezone

Temporal trends in acoustic climate in hospital wards

FA2026/604
10 Sept 2026, 15:00
3h
Messehalle (Poster+Exhibition) (Messe Congress Graz)

Messehalle (Poster+Exhibition)

Messe Congress Graz

Speaker

Elisa Nannipieri (Department of Architecture, University of Florence)

Description

In recent years, various studies have been conducted to measure noise levels in hospital settings; in most of these studies, noise levels were found to exceed the limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of this work was to determine, through a systematic review of scientific articles, typical noise levels in different types of hospital environments and to identify the noisiest wards. This work is part of the research activities of the INAIL BRIC Project 2024 (ID07), which aims to investigate the possible extrasensory effects of noise on healthcare staff.

Authors

Elisa Nannipieri (Department of Architecture, University of Florence) Veronica Amodeo (Department of Architecture - University of Florence) Arianna Astolfi (Politecnico di Torino) Antonio Baldassarre (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine) Lucia Busa (Vi en.ro.se Engineering) luca Marzi (Department of Architecture, University of Florence) Nicola Mucci (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine) Simone Secchi (Department of Architecture, University of Florence)

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