Impact of a participatory program to reduce noise in a Neonatal Unit Impacto de un programa participativo de reducción de ruido en una unidad neonatal Impacto de um programa participativo de redução do ruído em unidade neonatal

• Main Authors: Nelma Ellen Zamberlan-Amorim (Author), Cristina Ide Fujinaga (Author), Vanderlei José Hass (Author), Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca (Author), Cinira Magali Fortuna (Author), Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the impact of a participatory program to reduce noise in a neonatal intermediate care unit of a university hospital. A time-series quasi-experimental design was used, in which sound pressure levels were measured before and after the intervention was implemented using the Quest-4...