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This study aimed to investigate the effects of operating room noise on scrub nurses across three key domains: psychological status, physiological and physical symptoms, and perceived surgical performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among 94 scrub nurses working in high-noise (orthopedic) and low-noise (ophthalmic) operating rooms. Participants completed validated psychological scales, underwent standardized physiological measurements, and reported physical symptoms and perceived noise impact on surgical performance. Between-group comparisons were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Psychologically, the high-noise group reported significantly higher levels of anxiety, sleep disturbances, specific burnout dimensions (exhaustion and cynicism), and perceived stress compared to the low-noise group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). Physiologically, nurses in the high-noise environment exhibited elevated resting heart rates (RHR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Furthermore, they reported a significantly higher prevalence of noise-related physical symptoms, including tinnitus and palpitations, rather than clinically diagnosed conditions. Regarding performance, the high-noise group perceived a substantially greater negative impact of noise on their task efficiency, surgical concentration, and intraoperative communication.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that prolonged exposure to high-noise environments is associated with elevated psychological distress, physiological stress responses, and frequent somatic complaints among scrub nurses. Additionally, high noise levels are perceived to negatively interfere with surgical performance. 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