Housing environment and mental health of Europeans during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-country comparison - CONSulTANts des CES-Centres d'examens de santé Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Scientific Reports Année : 2022

Housing environment and mental health of Europeans during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-country comparison

Résumé

Many studies have investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. Throughout the pandemic, time spent at home increased to a great extent due to restrictive measures. Here we set out to investigate the relationship between housing conditions and the mental health of populations across European countries. We analyzed survey data collected during spring 2020 from 69,136 individuals from four cohorts from Denmark, France, and the UK. The investigated housing conditions included household density, composition, and crowding, access to outdoor facilities, dwelling type, and urbanicity. The outcomes were loneliness, anxiety, and life satisfaction. Logistic regression models were used, and results were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. In the meta-analysis, living alone was associated with higher levels of loneliness (OR = 3.08, 95% CI 1.87–5.07), and lower life satisfaction (OR = 1.27, 95% CI 1.05–0.55), compared to living with others. Not having access to an outdoor space and household crowding were suggestively associated with worse outcomes. Living in crowded households, living alone, or lacking access to outdoor facilities may be particularly important in contributing to poor mental health during a lockdown. Addressing the observed fundamental issues related to housing conditions within society will likely have positive effects in reducing social inequalities, as well as improving preparedness for future pandemics.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
41598_2022_Article_9316.pdf (2.62 Mo) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte

Dates et versions

hal-03642586 , version 1 (30-05-2022)

Licence

Paternité

Identifiants

Citer

Amélie Keller, Jonathan Groot, Joane Matta, Feifei Bu, Tarik El Aarbaoui, et al.. Housing environment and mental health of Europeans during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-country comparison. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.5612. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-09316-4⟩. ⟨hal-03642586⟩
93 Consultations
38 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More