title: Neighbourhood characteristics and 10-year risk of depression in Canadian adults with and without a chronic illness.
abstract: The neighbourhood environment could play a role in the risk of depression in adults and those with a chronic illness. We investigated the effects of a range of neighbourhood characteristics on the 10-year risk of depression in a representative sample of 9026 Canadian adults and subsamples with a chronic condition. Characteristics of neighbourhoods were not significantly related to the risk of depression in the general sample and subsamples with a chronic condition. However, residing near a park was significantly associated with a lower risk of depression for people living in crowded households, and having a local health service nearby was protective for those living in materially deprived neighbourhoods. Living in a neighbourhood that was both socially advantaged and offered cultural services was also associated with lower risk of depression. Additional research is needed for smaller effect size detection. Future intervention research is warranted for health policy recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: genevieve.gariepy@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gariepy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kestens
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmitz
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Adults; Chronic disease; Depression; Health survey; Neighbourhoods