Housing type and risk of depression - the mediating effects of perceived indoor annoyances and loneliness: a Danish cohort study, 2000-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have found that housing types and tenure might be associated with decreased mental health. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the association between housing type and the development of incident depression. Furthermore, quantifying the mediated effects through perceived indoor annoyances and perceived loneliness for the association between housing type and depression.

Methods

In this cohort study, we followed 14,387 individuals. Data on depression, housing type, perceived indoor annoyances, perceived loneliness and several covariates were obtained from the Danish National Patient Register, the Danish National Prescription Registry, the Building and Housing Register, and the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey. The association between housing type and

SUBMITTER: Kirkegaard AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987425 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature