Effects of living near an urban motorway on the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: Natural experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health and wellbeing are partly shaped by the neighbourhood environment. In 2011, an eight kilometre (five mile) extension to the M74 motorway was opened in Glasgow, Scotland, constructed through a predominantly urban, deprived area. We evaluated the effects of the new motorway on wellbeing in local residents.

Methods

This natural experimental study involved a longitudinal cohort (n = 365) and two cross-sectional samples (baseline n = 980; follow-up n = 978) recruited in 2005 and 2013. Adults from one of three study areas-surrounding the new motorway, another existing motorway, or no motorway-completed a postal survey. Within areas, individual measures of motorway proximity were calculated. Wellbeing was assessed with the mental (MCS-8) and physical (PCS-8) compon

SUBMITTER: Foley L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5381791 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature