Do social relations buffer the effect of neighborhood deprivation on health-related quality of life? Results from the LifeLines Cohort Study

Bart Klijs*, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Eva U. B. Kibele, Nynke Smidt

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-51
Number of pages9
JournalHealth & Place
Volume44
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar-2017

Keywords

  • Quality of life
  • Residence characteristics
  • Social environment
  • Social support
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • FUNCTIONAL HEALTH
  • MENTAL-HEALTH
  • RISK-FACTORS
  • STRESS
  • SUPPORT
  • MECHANISMS
  • MULTILEVEL
  • POVERTY
  • CONTEXT
  • PEOPLE

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