Hopton J L, Hunt S M
Department of General Practice, University of Edinburgh.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1996 Feb;50(1):56-61. doi: 10.1136/jech.50.1.56.
To examine the mental health impact of different aspects of poor housing.
This was a post hoc analysis of data from a household interview survey.
A public sector housing estate on the outskirts of Glasgow.
These comprised 114 men and 333 women aged between 17 and 65 from 451 households.
Dependent variable: scoring > or = 5 on the 30 item general health questionnaire (GHQ30).
self reported data on household composition, whether ill health was a factor in the move to the current dwelling, length of time at address, household income, whether the respondent was employed, chronic illness, and 6 problems with the dwelling.
Reporting a problem with dampness was significantly and independently associated with scores of > or = 5 on the GHQ30 after controlling for possible confounding variables.
Initiatives to tackle housing dampness may be important in developing a strategy to improve mental health for the study area. More research on the mental health impact of different aspects of poor housing is required.
研究住房条件差的不同方面对心理健康的影响。
这是一项对家庭访谈调查数据的事后分析。
格拉斯哥郊区的一个公共部门住宅区。
来自451户家庭的114名男性和333名女性,年龄在17至65岁之间。
因变量:在30项一般健康问卷(GHQ30)上得分≥5分。
关于家庭构成的自我报告数据、健康状况不佳是否是搬到当前住所的一个因素、在该住址居住的时间长度、家庭收入、受访者是否就业、慢性病以及住所的6个问题。
在控制了可能的混杂变量后,报告潮湿问题与GHQ30得分≥5分显著且独立相关。
解决住房潮湿问题的举措对于制定改善研究区域心理健康的策略可能很重要。需要对住房条件差的不同方面对心理健康的影响进行更多研究。