Residential exposure to noise and language development : effect modification by residential greenspace
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Yu, Xing
issued: 2024-09-30T07:00:00Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Master of Science - MSc
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Noise pollution has been linked to impaired development in a variety of language comprehension activities, including speaking, reading, and memory. The underlying processes, however, are not fully understood. Residential greenness, on the other hand, has been found to reduce noise, but this modifying effect of greenness on noise has not been adequately investigated in the environmental health literature. Objectives: To characterize the association between residential exposure to noise and language development and the potential modifying effects of greenspace in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. Methods: The study was conducted within the framework of the Born to be Wise project and used linked data to conduct descriptive statistical analyses to summarize community-level exposures, as well as individual-level health and community-level socio-demographic information. Multilevel multivariable models were built to characterize the association between residential exposure to noise and children’s language development. Stratified analyses were conducted to assess whether differences exist in effect estimates of biological sex and age. The propensity score matching method was employed as a secondary analysis to replicate the associations. Results: The study included 30,048 children for which there was data on noise exposure. The mean noise level was 63.5 dB(A), and the mean percentage of vegetation within a 250 m buffer was 31.4%. This study found the increase in residential exposure to noise independently decreased the language developmental outcomes in basic literacy (Unadjusted: -0.14, CI: -0.11~ -0.16; Adjusted: -0.09, CI: -0.06 ~ -0.11), advanced literacy (Unadjusted: -0.22, CI: -0.17 ~ -0.27, adjusted: -0.14, CI: -0.09~-0.18), and communication and general knowledge (Unadjusted: -0.36, CI: -0.32 ~0.40, adjusted: -0.08, CI: -0.11~-0.15). The greenspace found to have minimal moderation effects on the adverse effects of noise on language development. Conclus…
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note: RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE TO NOISE AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: EFFECT MODIFICATION BY RESIDENTIAL GREENSPACE by Xing Yu B.A. (Hons), Simon Fraser University, 2020 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Population and Public Health) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) September 2023 © Xing Yu, 2023 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Residential Exposure to Noise and Language Development: Effect Modification by Residential Greenspace submitted by Xing Yu in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Population and Public Health Examining Committee: Dr. Hugh Davies, Professor, Population and Public Health, UBC Co-supervisor Dr. Matilda van den Bosch, Adjunct Professor, Population and Public Heath, UBC Co-supervisor Dr. Martin Guhn, Associate Professor, Population and Public Health, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Hind Sbihi, Adjunct Professor, Population and Public Heath, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Background: Noise pollution has been linked to impaired development in a variety of language comprehension activities, including speaking, reading, and memory. The underlying processes, however, are not fully understood. Residential greenness, on the other hand, has been found to reduce noise, but this modifying effect of greenness on noise has not been adequately investigated in the environmental health literature. Objectives: To characterize the association between residential exposure to noise and language development and the potential modifying effects of greenspace in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. Methods: The study was conducted within the framework of the Born to be Wise project and used linked data to conduct descriptive statistical analyses to summarize community-le…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0435939
language: eng
degree discipline: Population and Public Health
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Davies, Hugh, 1957-
contributor: Bosch, Matilda van den
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85993