Mental Health Disorders and Summer Temperature-Related Mortality: A Case Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT: Identifying the most vulnerable subjects is crucial for the effectiveness of health interventions aimed at limiting the adverse consequences of high temperatures. We conducted a case crossover study aimed at assessing whether suffering from mental health disorders modifies the effect of high temperatures on mortality. We included all deaths occurred in the area of Bologna Local Health Trust during the summers 2004-2017. Subjects with mental disorders were identified by using the local Mental Health Registry. A conditional logistic model was applied, and a z-test was used to study the effect modification. Several models were estimated stratifying by subjects' characteristics. For every 1 °C above 24 °C, mortality among people without mental disorders increased by 1.9% (95% CI 1.0-2.6, p < 0

SUBMITTER: Stivanello E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature