The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities
Abstract Background The Household Health Survey (HHS) was developed to understand the socioeconomic determinants of mental and physical health, and health inequalities in health and social care. This paper aims to provide a detailed rationale of the development and implementation of the survey and e...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2020-08-01
|
Series: | BMC Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09346-5 |
id |
doaj-1352d791cb95400f840e2318a4970e0e |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-1352d791cb95400f840e2318a4970e0e2020-11-25T03:46:59ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-08-0120111110.1186/s12889-020-09346-5The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communitiesClarissa Giebel0Jason C. McIntyre1Ana Alfirevic2Rhiannon Corcoran3Konstantinos Daras4Jennifer Downing5Mark Gabbay6Munir Pirmohamed7Jennie Popay8Paula Wheeler9Keith Holt10Timothy Wilson11Richard Bentall12Ben Barr13Department of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of LiverpoolSchool of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores UniversityNIHR ARC NWCDepartment of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of LiverpoolNIHR ARC NWCNIHR ARC NWCDepartment of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of LiverpoolNIHR ARC NWCNIHR ARC NWCNIHR ARC NWCNIHR ARC NWCNIHR ARC NWCDepartment of Psychology, University of SheffieldDepartment of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of LiverpoolAbstract Background The Household Health Survey (HHS) was developed to understand the socioeconomic determinants of mental and physical health, and health inequalities in health and social care. This paper aims to provide a detailed rationale of the development and implementation of the survey and explore socio-economic variations in physical and mental health and health care. Methods This comprehensive longitudinal public health survey was designed and piloted in a disadvantaged area of England, comprising questions on housing, physical health, mental health, lifestyle, social issues, environment, work, and finances. After piloting, the HHS was implemented across 28 neighbourhoods – 10 disadvantaged neighbourhoods for learning (NfLs), 10 disadvantaged comparator sites, and eight relatively advantaged areas, in 2015 and 2018. Participants were recruited via random sampling of households in pre-selected neighbourhoods based on their areas of deprivation. Results 7731 residents participated in Wave 1 (N = 4319) and 2 (n = 3412) of the survey, with 871 residents having participated in both. Mental health, physical health, employment, and housing quality were poorer in disadvantaged neighbourhoods than in relatively advantaged areas. Conclusions This survey provides important insights into socio-economic variations in physical and mental health, with findings having implications for improved care provision to enable residents from any geographical or socio-economic background to access suitable care.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09346-5Health inequalitiesDeprivationMental healthHousingHealth care utilisationCo-production |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Clarissa Giebel Jason C. McIntyre Ana Alfirevic Rhiannon Corcoran Konstantinos Daras Jennifer Downing Mark Gabbay Munir Pirmohamed Jennie Popay Paula Wheeler Keith Holt Timothy Wilson Richard Bentall Ben Barr |
spellingShingle |
Clarissa Giebel Jason C. McIntyre Ana Alfirevic Rhiannon Corcoran Konstantinos Daras Jennifer Downing Mark Gabbay Munir Pirmohamed Jennie Popay Paula Wheeler Keith Holt Timothy Wilson Richard Bentall Ben Barr The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities BMC Public Health Health inequalities Deprivation Mental health Housing Health care utilisation Co-production |
author_facet |
Clarissa Giebel Jason C. McIntyre Ana Alfirevic Rhiannon Corcoran Konstantinos Daras Jennifer Downing Mark Gabbay Munir Pirmohamed Jennie Popay Paula Wheeler Keith Holt Timothy Wilson Richard Bentall Ben Barr |
author_sort |
Clarissa Giebel |
title |
The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
title_short |
The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
title_full |
The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
title_fullStr |
The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
title_full_unstemmed |
The longitudinal NIHR ARC North West Coast Household Health Survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
title_sort |
longitudinal nihr arc north west coast household health survey: exploring health inequalities in disadvantaged communities |
publisher |
BMC |
series |
BMC Public Health |
issn |
1471-2458 |
publishDate |
2020-08-01 |
description |
Abstract Background The Household Health Survey (HHS) was developed to understand the socioeconomic determinants of mental and physical health, and health inequalities in health and social care. This paper aims to provide a detailed rationale of the development and implementation of the survey and explore socio-economic variations in physical and mental health and health care. Methods This comprehensive longitudinal public health survey was designed and piloted in a disadvantaged area of England, comprising questions on housing, physical health, mental health, lifestyle, social issues, environment, work, and finances. After piloting, the HHS was implemented across 28 neighbourhoods – 10 disadvantaged neighbourhoods for learning (NfLs), 10 disadvantaged comparator sites, and eight relatively advantaged areas, in 2015 and 2018. Participants were recruited via random sampling of households in pre-selected neighbourhoods based on their areas of deprivation. Results 7731 residents participated in Wave 1 (N = 4319) and 2 (n = 3412) of the survey, with 871 residents having participated in both. Mental health, physical health, employment, and housing quality were poorer in disadvantaged neighbourhoods than in relatively advantaged areas. Conclusions This survey provides important insights into socio-economic variations in physical and mental health, with findings having implications for improved care provision to enable residents from any geographical or socio-economic background to access suitable care. |
topic |
Health inequalities Deprivation Mental health Housing Health care utilisation Co-production |
url |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09346-5 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT clarissagiebel thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jasoncmcintyre thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT anaalfirevic thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT rhiannoncorcoran thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT konstantinosdaras thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jenniferdowning thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT markgabbay thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT munirpirmohamed thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jenniepopay thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT paulawheeler thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT keithholt thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT timothywilson thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT richardbentall thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT benbarr thelongitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT clarissagiebel longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jasoncmcintyre longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT anaalfirevic longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT rhiannoncorcoran longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT konstantinosdaras longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jenniferdowning longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT markgabbay longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT munirpirmohamed longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT jenniepopay longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT paulawheeler longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT keithholt longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT timothywilson longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT richardbentall longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities AT benbarr longitudinalnihrarcnorthwestcoasthouseholdhealthsurveyexploringhealthinequalitiesindisadvantagedcommunities |
_version_ |
1724504021324005376 |