Verbal communication and noise in eating establishments

Rindel, Jens Holger

doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2010.07.005

Cited by 48 publications

(51 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…This is possibly due to the fact that residents with BPSD do not interact in the same way, for instance, as an increasing group of people in a social context would do (e.g., it is not uncommon in nursing homes that large people of residents eat in silence), or else, because an increase in the number of people in the room might have reflected a switch from a verbal activity to a "quieter" one (e.g., a large group of residents watching TV all together). However, it was pointed out that the relationship between the number of people and sound levels might also be affected by the room acoustics condition of the single living rooms, which would be in line with previous studies in the literature about the acoustical capacity of dining (or living) spaces [24].…”

Section: Sound Levels and Presence In The Living Roomssupporting

confidence: 73%

Monitoring Sound Levels and Soundscape Quality in the Living Rooms of Nursing Homes: A Case Study in Flanders (Belgium)

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:Recently there has been an increasing interest in the acoustic environment and its perceptual counterpart (i.e., the soundscape) of care facilities and their potential to affect the experience of residents with dementia. There is evidence that too loud sounds or poor soundscape quality more generally can affect negatively the quality of life of people with dementia and increase agitation. The AcustiCare project aims to use the soundscape approach to enhance the Quality of Life (QoL) of residents and to reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), as well as improving the everyday experience of nursing homes for both residents and staff members. In order to gain further insights into the sound environments of such facilities, sound level monitoring and soundscape data collection campaigns were conducted in the living rooms of five nursing homes in Flanders. Results showed that sound levels (dB) and loudness levels (sone) did not vary significantly between days of the week, but they did so between moments of the day and between living rooms. From the perceptual point of view, several soundscape attributes and the perceived prominence of different sound source types varied significantly between the living rooms investigated, and a positive correlation was found between sound levels and the number of persons present in the living rooms. These findings claim for further attention on the potential role of the sound domain in nursing homes, which should promote (and not only permit) better living and working conditions for residents and staff members of nursing homes.

show abstract

Section: Sound Levels and Presence In The Living Roomssupporting

confidence: 73%

Monitoring Sound Levels and Soundscape Quality in the Living Rooms of Nursing Homes: A Case Study in Flanders (Belgium)

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…It also promotes conversational privacy [2]. However, the wrong soundscape choices may cause fatigue by increasing the effort necessary to carry on conversation [3], or even disrupt conversation entirely. This work contributes towards the goal of identifying the properties of background music that optimally allow conversations to continue unhindered in social settings.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Conversation Continues: the Effect of Lyrics and Music Complexity of Background Music on Spoken-Word Recognition

Scharenborg

Larson

2018

Interspeech 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background music in social interaction settings can hinder conversation. Yet, little is known of how specific properties of music impact speech processing. This paper addresses this knowledge gap by investigating the effect of the 1) complexity of the background music, and 2) the presence versus absence of sung lyrics on spoken-word recognition in background music. To answer these questions, a word identification experiment was run in which Dutch participants listened to Dutch CVC words embedded in stretches of background music in four conditions: low/high complexity and with lyrics/music-only, and at three SNRs. Music stretches with and without lyrics were sampled from the same song in order to control for factors beyond the complexity of the music and the presence of lyrics. The results showed a clear negative impact of more complex music and the presence of lyrics in background music on spoken-word recognition. The results open a path for future work, and suggest that social spaces (e.g., restaurants, cafés and bars) should make careful choices of music to promote conversation.

show abstract

“…Rindel [45] found that the typical number of persons at a table was 2-6, which was so in the cases of the restaurants listed above. To avoid the influence of the signal-to-noise ratio of the restaurant's public-address (PA) system on behaviour patterns and acoustic perception [45], the same acoustic system and background music were used in all the selected restaurants (that had background music). The type and tempo of music used [27,46] are shown in Table 1.…”

Section: Survey Sitementioning

confidence: 91%

“…It can be seen that the difference in RT T30 is less than 0.1s; therefore, the influence of reverberation time was not taken into account in this study [42][43][44]. Rindel [45] found that the typical number of persons at a table was 2-6, which was so in the cases of the restaurants listed above. To avoid the influence of the signal-to-noise ratio of the restaurant's public-address (PA) system on behaviour patterns and acoustic perception [45], the same acoustic system and background music were used in all the selected restaurants (that had background music).…”

Section: Survey Sitementioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of typical dining styles on conversation behaviours and acoustic perception in restaurants in China

Meng

Zhang

Kang

2017

Building and Environment

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Verbal communication and noise in eating establishments

Cited by 48 publications

References 6 publications

Monitoring Sound Levels and Soundscape Quality in the Living Rooms of Nursing Homes: A Case Study in Flanders (Belgium)

Monitoring Sound Levels and Soundscape Quality in the Living Rooms of Nursing Homes: A Case Study in Flanders (Belgium)

The Conversation Continues: the Effect of Lyrics and Music Complexity of Background Music on Spoken-Word Recognition

Effects of typical dining styles on conversation behaviours and acoustic perception in restaurants in China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About