Evaluation of neighborhood resources and mental health in American military Veterans using geographic information systems.

ABSTRACT: Neighborhood-level social determinants are increasingly recognized as factors shaping mental health in adults. Data-driven informatics methods and geographic information systems (GIS) offer innovative approaches for quantifying neighborhood attributes and studying their influence on mental health. Guided by a modification of Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use framework, this cross-sectional study examined associations of neighborhood resource groups with psychological distress and depressive symptoms in 1,528 U.S. Veterans. Data came from the Veteran Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development Proactive Mental Health trial and publicly available sources. Hierarchical clustering based on the proportions of neighborhood resources within walkable distance was used to

SUBMITTER: Shin Park Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature