PT Journal AU Halonen, JI Lanki, T Yli-Tuomi, T Turunen, AW Pentti, J Kivimäki, M Vahtera, J TI Associations of traffic noise with self-rated health and psychotropic medication use SO Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PD 5VL PY 2014 BP 235 EP 243 IS 3 DI 10.5271/sjweh.3408 WP https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3408 DE antidepressant; anxiety; cohort study; environmental noise; noise; psychotropic medication; road traffic; self-rated health; traffic noise; trait anxiety; vulnerable SN 0355-3140 AB '
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OBJECTIVES ': 'Road traffic noise is a common environmental nuisance, which has been thought to increase the risk of many types of health problems. However, population-level evidence often remains scarce. This study examined whether road traffic noise is associated with self-rated health and use of psychotropic medication in a cohort of public sector employees.
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METHODS ': 'Data are from the Finnish Public Sector Study cohort. Geographical information system (GIS) was used to link modeled outdoor road traffic noise levels (L
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CONCLUSION ': 'Exposure to road traffic noise was not associated with increased use of psychotropic medication, although it was associated with weakened self-rated health among men.
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