Environmental noise and childrens`s sleep and health - using the MoBa cohort
This project will investigate the potential effects of residential night-time traffic noise on children's sleep quality, behavioural and cognitive problems and risk of overweight and obesity.
About the project
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Project period: 01.11.2013 - 01.11.2025 (Active)
- Coordinating Institution: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Manager:
- Gunn Marit Aasvang, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Participants:
- Geir Aamodt, Institutt for folkehelsevitenskap, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Bente Margaret Oftedal, Avdeling for luft og støy, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Gunn Marit Aasvang, Avdeling for luft og støy, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Herold Olsen, Connectivity Technologies and Platforms, SINTEF
- Simon Nygaard Øverland, Psykisk og fysisk helse, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Norun Hjertager Krog, Avdeling for luft og støy, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Stephen A. Stansfeld, Queen Mary University of London
- Erik Aune, City of Oslo
- Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim Weyde, Avdeling for barns helse og utvikling, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Clark Charlotte, Queen Mary University of London
Summary
Environmental noise is an increasing public health problem and one in four children in Norway is exposed to road traffic noise exceeding the recommended level. As most previous studies on noise and health are conducted on adult populations, there is a need for more knowledge on how noise impact on children sleep and health. This project aims to increase the knowledge about the potential effects of residential night-time traffic noise on children`s sleep quality and further how noise may affect behavioural and cognitive problems as well as risk of overweight and obesity. The possible mediating role of sleep in these associations will be particularly explored.