The socio-spatial context as a risk factor for hospitalization due to mental illness in the metropolitan areas of Portugal

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Adriana Loureiro¹  Cláudia Costa¹  Ricardo Almendra¹  Ângela Freitas¹  Paula Santana¹ 

关键词: Mental Health;    Mental Disorders;    Social Determinants of Health;    Urban Health;    Salud Mental;    Trastornos Mentales;    Determinantes Sociales de la Salud;    Salud Urbana;    Saúde Mental;    Transtornos Mentais;    Determinantes Sociais da Saúde;    Saúde Urbana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00090514

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This study’s aims are: (i) identifying spatial patterns for the risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and for the potential risk resulting from contextual factors with influence on mental health; and (ii) analyzing the spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and potential risk resulting from contextual factors in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. A cross-sectional ecological study was conducted by applying statistical methods for assessing spatial dependency and heterogeneity. Results reveal a spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and potential risk resulting from contextual factors with a statistical relevance of moderate intensity. 20% of the population under study lives in areas with a simultaneously high potential risk resulting from contextual factors and risk of hospitalization due to mental illness. Porto Metropolitan Area show the highest percentage of population living in parishes with a significantly high risk of hospitalization due to mental health, which puts forward the need for interventions on territory-adjusted contextual factors influencing mental health.

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