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SUBMITTER: Papachristou E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620256 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Papachristou Efstathios E Flouri Eirini E Kokosi Theodora T Francesconi Marta M
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 20190225 8
<h4>Purpose</h4>Low neighbourhood cohesion and increased levels of inflammation are independent predictors of psychological distress. In this study we explored if they also interact to predict it.<h4>Methods</h4>Our sample was 9,393 adult participants of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS), a large longitudinal household panel study in the UK. Inflammation was measured using C-reactive protein levels. Perceived neighbourhood cohesion was measured using a 13-item questionnaire. Psychologi ...[more]