@article {Clark:2016:0736-2935:4248,
title = "Systematic review of the evidence on the effect of environmental noise on cognition",
journal = "INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings",
parent_itemid = "infobike://ince/incecp",
publishercode ="ince",
year = "2016",
volume = "253",
number = "4",
publication date ="2016-08-21T00:00:00",
pages = "4248-4253",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0736-2935",
url = "https://ince.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp/2016/00000253/00000004/art00044",
author = "Clark, Charlotte",
abstract = "This paper reports a review of the strength of the evidence for the effect of environmental noise on cognition, carried out for the World Health Organisation Europe. Using a systematic review methodology, quantitative non-experimental studies of the effect of environmental noise exposure
on child and adult cognitive performance published up to June 2015 were sought from citation databases. A total of 34 papers were identified, all of which were of child populations. 82% of the papers were of cross-sectional design, with fewer studies of longitudinal or intervention design.
The most commonly reported cognitive outcomes were tests of reading and oral comprehension as assessed by direct testing (41%) or Standardised Achievement Test (SATS) data (38%). Studies also assessed short-term and long-term memory (35%); attention (38%); and executive function (26%). The
strength of the evidence varied across outcomes. There was a lack of longitudinal and intervention studies across most outcomes, and studies examining exposure-effect relationships are required across the cognitive outcomes. Studies of adult populations remain a priority for future research.
The lack of evidence for noise effects in some cognitive domains does not necessarily mean that there are no effects: rather, that more studies are required.",
}