# Patients' Perceptions of Sound and Noise Dimensions in the Dental Clinic Soundscape
## 4 Discussion
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Health Status 1**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Noise Disturbance from Machines 2**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Noise Disturbance from Patients or Staff 3**} \\ \cline{2-13}  & **B** & **SE** & \(\beta\) & **\(p\)** & **B** & **SE** & **B** & **\(p\)** & **B** & **SE** & \(\beta\) & **\(p\)** \\ \hline (Constant) & 3.57 & 0.74 & & \(<\)0.001 & 1.99 & 0.67 & & 0.004 & \(-\)0.41 & 1.31 & & 0.758 \\ Female vs. male & \(-\)0.33 & 0.17 & \(-\)0.18 & 0.055 & 0.24 & 0.15 & 0.12 & 0.120 & \(-\)0.50 & 0.30 & \(-\)0.15 & 0.102 \\ Private vs. university clinic & \(-\)0.54 & 0.19 & \(-\)0.30 & 0.005 & \(-\)0.07 & 0.17 & \(-\)0.03 & 0.684 & 0.80 & 0.33 & 0.24 & 0.018 \\ Age & \(-\)0.19 & 0.09 & \(-\)0.30 & 0.034 & \(-\)0.20 & 0.08 & \(-\)0.27 & 0.015 & 0.19 & 0.16 & 0.16 & 0.227 \\ Education & 0.11 & 0.12 & 0.11 & 0.372 & \(-\)0.23 & 0.11 & \(-\)0.21 & 0.035 & 0.10 & 0.21 & 0.06 & 0.636 \\ Noise sensitivity & 0.17 & 0.14 & 0.13 & 0.226 & 0.29 & 0.13 & 0.19 & 0.027 & 0.07 & 0.25 & 0.03 & 0.789 \\ Perception of external sounds & 0.14 & 0.07 & 0.19 & 0.039 & \(-\)0.02 & 0.06 & \(-\)0.03 & 0.696 & \(-\)0.22 & 0.12 & \(-\)0.17 & 0.055 \\ while using the music player & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ Total time spent using music & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ players per day & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ Relaxing instrumental music & 0.11 & 0.21 & 0.06 & 0.603 & \(-\)0.11 & 0.19 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.580 & 0.06 & 0.37 & 0.02 & 0.880 \\ Foreign pop music & 0.20 & 0.24 & 0.10 & 0.412 & \(-\)0.03 & 0.22 & \(-\)0.02 & 0.878 & 0.02 & 0.42 & 0.01 & 0.964 \\ Foreign rock music & 0.00 & 0.28 & 0.00 & 0.997 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.25 & \(-\)0.02 & 0.842 & \(-\)0.12 & 0.50 & \(-\)0.03 & 0.813 \\ Greek pop songs & 0.65 & 0.35 & 0.19 & 0.064 & \(-\)0.18 & 0.32 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.572 & \(-\)0.45 & 0.62 & \(-\)0.07 & 0.464 \\ Greek folk songs & \(-\)0.86 & 0.39 & \(-\)0.20 & 0.030 & \(-\)0.24 & 0.36 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.496 & \(-\)0.91 & 0.70 & \(-\)0.12 & 0.193 \\ Traditional songs & \(-\)0.95 & 0.91 & \(-\)0.09 & 0.301 & 0.01 & 0.83 & 0.00 & 0.992 & 0.50 & 1.62 & 0.03 & 0.759 \\ Classical music & \(-\)0.08 & 0.25 & \(-\)0.03 & 0.762 & \(-\)0.12 & 0.23 & \(-\)0.04 & 0.600 & 0.28 & 0.44 & 0.06 & 0.535 \\ Opera & 0.54 & 0.88 & 0.05 & 0.546 & \(-\)0.74 & 0.80 & \(-\)0.06 & 0.359 & \(-\)1.25 & 1.57 & \(-\)0.07 & 0.429 \\ Movies on TV & 0.35 & 0.24 & 0.16 & 0.142 & 0.16 & 0.22 & 0.07 & 0.454 & 0.80 & 0.42 & 0.20 & 0.061 \\ News on TV & 0.39 & 0.29 & 0.16 & 0.178 & 0.27 & 0.26 & 0.10 & 0.295 & 0.74 & 0.51 & 0.17 & 0.151 \\ Random music from the radio & \(-\)0.03 & 0.26 & \(-\)0.02 & 0.903 & 0.05 & 0.23 & 0.02 & 0.831 & 0.76 & 0.45 & 0.23 & 0.095 \\ Specific playlist of the music & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ I like & 0.23 & 0.24 & 0.12 & 0.326 & 0.09 & 0.22 & 0.04 & 0.694 & 1.08 & 0.42 & 0.31 & 0.012 \\ Specific playlist with doctor’s choice & & & & & & & & & & & & \\
1 prefer him to be quiet & 0.09 & 0.31 & 0.03 & 0.775 & 0.12 & 0.28 & 0.04 & 0.678 & 1.34 & 0.55 & 0.28 & 0.016 \\ Headphones & 0.04 & 0.19 & 0.02 & 0.818 & \(-\)0.22 & 0.17 & \(-\)0.11 & 0.206 & 0.50 & 0.34 & 0.15 & 0.139 \\ TV & \(-\)0.11 & 0.19 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.580 & \(-\)0.12 & 0.18 & \(-\)0.05 & 0.502 & 0.34 & 0.34 & 0.09 & 0.327 \\ Radio & 0.21 & 0.18 & 0.12 & 0.229 & 0.21 & 0.16 & 0.11 & 0.188 & 0.00 & 0.31 & 0.00 & 0.998 \\ Smartphones & \(-\)0.69 & 0.20 & \(-\)0.37 & \(<\)0.001 & \(-\)0.17 & 0.18 & \(-\)0.08 & 0.333 & 0.77 & 0.35 & 0.23 & 0.029 \\ Feeling irritated, anxious, or & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ nervous because of the mobility & 0.03 & 0.10 & 0.04 & 0.741 & 0.10 & 0.09 & 0.11 & 0.251 & 0.06 & 0.18 & 0.04 & 0.724 \\ in the clinic & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ Feeling anxious due to ambient & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ noise from people and machines & & &Across all locations, the maximum exposure limit value of 87 dB(A) was not exceeded.