ArticleAmerican journal of public health2013
Health effects of neighborhood demolition and housing improvement: a prospective controlled study of 2 natural experiments in urban renewal.
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- Longitudinal association between change in the neighbourhood built environment and the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: an observational study.BMC public health · 2018Observational
- Can the introduction of a full-service supermarket in a food desert improve residents' economic status and health?Annals of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Improving Mental Health Through the Regeneration of Deprived Neighborhoods: A Natural Experiment.American journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Effects of urban motorways on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in local residents: a natural experimental study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
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- Effects of living near an urban motorway on the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: Natural experimental study.PloS one · 2017Article
- Effects of living near a new urban motorway on the travel behaviour of local residents in deprived areas: Evidence from a natural experimental study.Health & place · 2017Article
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- From the concrete to the intangible: understanding the diverse experiences and impacts of new transport infrastructure.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
- Neighbourhood demolition, relocation and health. A qualitative longitudinal study of housing-led urban regeneration in Glasgow, UK.Health & place · 2015Article
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objectivesWe took advantage of a 2-intervention natural experiment to investigate the impacts of neighborhood demolition and housing improvement on adult residents' mental and physical health.
methodsWe identified a longitudinal cohort (n = 1041, including intervention and control participants) by matching participants in 2 randomly sampled cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2006 and 2008 in 14 disadvantaged neighborhoods of Glasgow, United Kingdom. We measured residents' self-reported health with Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey version 2 mean scores.
resultsAfter adjustment for potential confounders and baseline health, mean mental and physical health scores for residents living in partly demolished neighborhoods were similar to the control group (mental health, b = 2.49; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -1.25, 6.23; P = .185; physical health, b = -0.24; 95% CI = -2.96, 2.48; P = .859). Mean mental health scores for residents experiencing housing improvement were higher than in the control group (b = 2.41; 95% CI = 0.03, 4.80; P = .047); physical health scores were similar between groups (b = -0.66; 95% CI = -2.57, 1.25; P = .486).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that housing improvement may lead to small, short-term mental health benefits. Physical deterioration and demolition of neighborhoods do not appear to adversely affect residents' health.
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