The English National Cohort Study of Flooding & Health: psychological morbidity at three years of follow up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flooding is expected to increase due to climate change, population growth and urban development. The longer-term mental health impacts of flooding are not well understood. In 2015, the English National Study of Flooding and Health was established to improve understanding of the impact of flooding on health and inform future public health action.

Methods

We used 3 years of data from the English National Study of Flooding and Health. Participants who had consented to follow up were sent a questionnaire. Participants were classified into either "unaffected", "disrupted" or "flooded" according to their exposure. Logistic regression models were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios for probable depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in each expo

SUBMITTER: Mulchandani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7104503 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature