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The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey : exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities
- Source :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background The Household Health Survey (HHS) was developed to understand the socioeconomic determinants of mental and physical health, and health inequalities in health and social care. This paper aims to provide a detailed rationale of the development and implementation of the survey and explore socio-economic variations in physical and mental health and health care. Methods This comprehensive longitudinal public health survey was designed and piloted in a disadvantaged area of England, comprising questions on housing, physical health, mental health, lifestyle, social issues, environment, work, and finances. After piloting, the HHS was implemented across 28 neighbourhoods – 10 disadvantaged neighbourhoods for learning (NfLs), 10 disadvantaged comparator sites, and eight relatively advantaged areas, in 2015 and 2018. Participants were recruited via random sampling of households in pre-selected neighbourhoods based on their areas of deprivation. Results 7731 residents participated in Wave 1 (N = 4319) and 2 (n = 3412) of the survey, with 871 residents having participated in both. Mental health, physical health, employment, and housing quality were poorer in disadvantaged neighbourhoods than in relatively advantaged areas. Conclusions This survey provides important insights into socio-economic variations in physical and mental health, with findings having implications for improved care provision to enable residents from any geographical or socio-economic background to access suitable care.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Deprivation
Adolescent
BF
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Social issues
Care provision
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Residence Characteristics
RA0421
Environmental health
Health care
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Socioeconomic status
Health inequalities
Aged
Health care utilisation
business.industry
Public health
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Health Status Disparities
Middle Aged
Mental health
Health Surveys
Disadvantaged
Co-production
England
Socioeconomic Factors
Housing
Female
Biostatistics
business
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712458
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....38dd29a926c4a93135c675e9f7dd3199