Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium.
| Title: | Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium. |
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| Authors: | Pelgrims I; Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano, Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium. Ingrid.pelgrims@sciensano.be.; Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S9, BE-9000, Ghent, Belgium. Ingrid.pelgrims@sciensano.be.; Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium. Ingrid.pelgrims@sciensano.be.; Devleesschauwer B; Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium.; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Hoogbouw, BE-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.; Guyot M; Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modelling in Economics and Statistics, UCLouvain, Voie du Roman Pays, 34 bte L1.03.01, BE-1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.; Keune H; Nature and Society, Own-Capital Research Institute for Nature and Forest (EV-INBO), Vlaams Administratief Centrum Herman Teirlinckgebouw, Havenlaan 88 bus 73, BE-1000, Brussels, Belgium.; Centre of General Practice, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, BE-2610, Antwerp, Belgium.; Nawrot TS; Center for Environmental Sciences, University of Hasselt, Agoralaan D, BE-3590, Hasselt, Belgium.; Center for Environment and Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Herestraat 49-706, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium.; Remmen R; Centre of General Practice, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, BE-2610, Antwerp, Belgium.; Saenen ND; Center for Environmental Sciences, University of Hasselt, Agoralaan D, BE-3590, Hasselt, Belgium.; Trabelsi S; Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modelling in Economics and Statistics, UCLouvain, Voie du Roman Pays, 34 bte L1.03.01, BE-1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.; Thomas I; Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modelling in Economics and Statistics, UCLouvain, Voie du Roman Pays, 34 bte L1.03.01, BE-1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.; Fund of scientific research, FNRS, Brussels, Belgium.; Aerts R; Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano, Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium.; Center for Environmental Sciences, University of Hasselt, Agoralaan D, BE-3590, Hasselt, Belgium.; Division Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Kasteelpark Arenberg 31-2435, BE-3001, Leuven, Belgium.; De Clercq EM; Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano, Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium. |
| Source: | BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2021 Apr 01; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 635. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 01. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001- |
| MeSH Terms: | Air Pollutants*/analysis ; Air Pollution*/adverse effects ; Air Pollution*/analysis; Belgium/epidemiology ; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects ; Environmental Exposure/analysis ; Humans ; Mental Health |
| Abstract: | Background: Mental health disorders appear as a growing problem in urban areas. While common mental health disorders are generally linked to demographic and socioeconomic factors, little is known about the interaction with the urban environment. With growing urbanization, more and more people are exposed to environmental stressors potentially contributing to increased stress and impairing mental health. It is therefore important to identify features of the urban environment that affect the mental health of city dwellers. The aim of this study was to define associations of combined long-term exposure to air pollution, noise, surrounding green at different scales, and building morphology with several dimensions of mental health in Brussels.; Methods: Research focuses on the inhabitants of the Brussels Capital Region older than 15 years. The epidemiological study was carried out based on the linkage of data from the national health interview surveys (2008 and 2013) and specifically developed indicators describing each participant's surroundings in terms of air quality, noise, surrounding green, and building morphology. These data are based on the geographical coordinates of the participant's residence and processed using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Mental health status was approached through several validated indicators: the Symptom Checklist-90-R subscales for depressive, anxiety and sleeping disorders and the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire for general well-being. For each mental health outcome, single and multi-exposure models were performed through multivariate logistic regressions.; Results: Our results suggest that traffic-related air pollution (black carbon, NO2, PM10) exposure was positively associated with higher odds of depressive disorders. No association between green surrounding, noise, building morphology and mental health could be demonstrated.; Conclusions: These findings have important implications because most of the Brussel's population resides in areas where particulate matters concentrations are above the World Health Organization guidelines. This suggests that policies aiming to reduce traffic related-air pollution could also reduce the burden of depressive disorders in Brussels. |
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| Grant Information: | grant nr. BR/175/A3/ NAMED Belgian Federal Science Policy Office |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Air pollution; Building morphology; Environmental epidemiology; Green space; Mental health; Noise |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Air Pollutants) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20210402 Date Completed: 20210521 Latest Revision: 20210521 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC8015067 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-021-10557-7 |
| PMID: | 33794817 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't