Do social relations buffer the effect of neighborhood deprivation on health-related quality of life? Results from the LifeLines Cohort Study.
We investigated whether social relations buffer the effect of neighborhood deprivation on mental and physical health-related quality of life. Baseline data from the LifeLines Cohort Study (N=68,111) and a neighborhood deprivation index were used to perform mixed effect linear regression analyses. Results showed that fewer personal contacts (b, 95%CI: -0.88(-1.08;-0.67)) and lower social need fulfillment (-4.52(-4.67;-4.36)) are associated with lower mental health-related quality of life. Higher neighborhood deprivation was also associated with lower mental health related quality of life (-0.18(-0.24;-0.11)), but only for those with few personal contacts or low social need fulfillment. Our results suggest that social relations buffer the effect of neighborhood deprivation on mental health-related quality of life.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: b.klijs01@umcg.nl.
Bart
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Klijs
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Carlos F
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Mendes de Leon
Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Eva U B
EUB
Kibele
Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Geriatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Smidt
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011203:Poverty; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology
Quality of life; Residence characteristics; Social environment; Social support; Socioeconomic factors