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Is life satisfaction associated with future mental health service use? An observational population-based cohort study.
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- Heterogeneous impacts of work-family conflict on workforce mental health: evidence from the differential effects of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Pathways from physical exercise to life satisfaction among Chinese university students: The chain mediating role of exercise adherence and health literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Path and Bayesian network analyses in the complex design of a well-being survey via New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mental health on two continua: mental wellbeing and common mental disorders in a community-based cross-sectional study with women in urban informal settlements in India.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- A review of the literature on wellbeing and modifiable dementia risk factors.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
- Family functioning and life satisfaction among female university students during COVID-19 outbreak: the mediating role of hope and resilience.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Relationship between subjective well-being and depressive disorders: Novel findings of cohort variations and demographic heterogeneities.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the prospective association between life satisfaction and future mental health service use in: (1) hospital/emergency department, and (2) outpatient settings. DESIGN AND
settingPopulation-based cohort study of adults from Ontario, Canada. Baseline data were captured through pooled cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2005-2014) and linked to health administrative data for up to 5 years of follow-up.
participants131 809 Ontarians aged 18 years and older.
main outcome measureThe number of mental health-related visits in (1) hospitals/emergency department and (2) outpatient settings within 5 years of follow-up.
resultsPoisson regression models were used to estimate rate ratios in each setting, adjusting for sociodemographic measures, history of mental health-related visits, and health behaviours. In the hospital/emergency setting, compared to those most satisfied with life, those with the poorest satisfaction exhibited a rate ratio of 3.71 (95% CI 2.14 to 6.45) for future visits. In the outpatient setting, this same comparison group exhibited a rate ratio of 1.83 (95% CI 1.42 to 2.37). When the joint effects of household income were considered, compared with the highest income and most satisfied individuals, the least satisfied and lowest income individuals exhibited the highest rate ratio in the hospital/emergency setting at 11.25 (95% CI 5.32 to 23.80) whereas in the outpatient setting, the least satisfied and highest income individuals exhibited the highest rate ratio at 3.33 (95% CI 1.65 to 6.70).
conclusionThe findings suggest that life satisfaction is a risk factor for future mental health visits. This study contributes to an evidence base connecting positive well-being with health system outcomes.
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