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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Noise exposure among staff in intensive care units and the effects of unit-based noise management: a monocentric prospective longitudinal study

Inclusion criteria:

 1. ≥ 18 years

 2. Staff in one of the three ICUs, i.e

  a. Nurses, pediatric nurses or nursing assistants

  b. Staff from other nursing support professions, e.g. service assistants, hotel staff, secretaries

  c. Physicians

  d. Physio-, occupational- or speech therapy staff

Exclusion criteria:

 1. Trainees in nursing or therapeutic professions

 2. Students of human medicine

 3. "Reserve pool" staff