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dc.contributor.authorNuyts, Valerie-
dc.contributor.authorNAWROT, Tim-
dc.contributor.authorScheers, Hans-
dc.contributor.authorNemery, Benoit-
dc.contributor.authorCASAS RUIZ, Lidia-
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T06:46:14Z-
dc.date.available2019-10-04T06:46:14Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 177 (Art N° 108644)-
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1942/29680-
dc.description.abstractBackground and objectives: Previous studies have suggested that air pollution is associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. Here, we investigate the association between personal exposure to NO2 and perceived stress and mood in a panel of healthy elderly persons. Methods: In a one-year panel study, we included 20 healthy volunteers (10 male-female couples aged 58-76 years) with air pollution and health parameters measured every two months (120 observations). We measured personal exposure to NO2 in the previous 5 days, perceived stress using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and positive and negative affect with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). We used linear and Poisson mixed models to evaluate the associations between the health outcomes and NO2 adjusted for age, sex, temperature in the previous 5 days, sunlight in the previous day and physical activity (daily average number of steps on the previous week). Also, the interaction terms between NO2 and physical activity were tested. We report % changes for PSS scores and unit changes (beta) for positive and negative affect, and their 95% confidence intervals (CI), for changes in 10 mu g/m(3) of NO2. Results: After adjustment, an increase by 10 mu g/m(3) in NO2 concentrations was associated with a decrease of 1.3 points in the positive affect (95% CI -2.49 to - 0.17) and an increase of 0.11 points in the negative affect (95% CI 0.02 to 0.20). The association with positive affect was stronger when physical activity was below median value of 9,362 steps per day (beta = -2.68; CI: 4.87 to - 0.49); p-value for interaction was 0.08. No statistically significant associations were observed with perceived stress. Conclusion: Short-term exposure to air pollution may produce non-pathological alterations in mood in healthy elderly population.-
dc.description.sponsorshipFirst, we thank the study volunteers for their contribution during the whole study period. Also, the people from the Centrum Klinische Farmacologie at the UZ Leuven for the smooth cooperation. We are grateful to Francesco Blasi and Letizia Morlacchi from the IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore in Milan, and to Bertil Forsberg and Helen Bertilsson from Umea University for their hospitality, providing accommodation for the clinical measurements and all practical help. Nurses Mieke Van Born and Rita Vroom were also a great help during the international parts of the study. This study was supported by the Funds for Scientific Research - Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen, Belgium) (research project nr. G.0165.03). Lidia Casas is recipient of a FWO postdoctoral fellowship (grant ID 1211517N).-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE-
dc.rights2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.-
dc.subject.otherAir pollution; Mental healthStress; Negative affect; Positive affect; Panel study-
dc.subject.otherAir pollution; Mental health; Stress; Negative affect; Positive affect; Panel study-
dc.titleAir pollution and self-perceived stress and mood: A one-year panel study of healthy elderly persons-
dc.typeJournal Contribution-
dc.identifier.volume177-
local.format.pages6-
local.bibliographicCitation.jcatA1-
dc.description.notes[Nuyts, Valerie; Nawrot, Tim S.; Scheers, Hans; Nemery, Benoit; Casas, Lidia] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Environm & Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, O&N 1,Herestr 49 Bus 706, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. [Nawrot, Tim S.] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Scheers, Hans] Rode Kruis Vlaanderen, Ctr Evidence Based Practice, Mechelen, Belgium.-
local.publisher.placeSAN DIEGO-
local.type.refereedRefereed-
local.type.specifiedArticle-
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr108644-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2019.108644-
dc.identifier.isi000484645500029-
item.accessRightsRestricted Access-
item.fulltextWith Fulltext-
item.validationecoom 2020-
item.contributorNuyts, Valerie-
item.contributorNAWROT, Tim-
item.contributorScheers, Hans-
item.contributorNemery, Benoit-
item.contributorCASAS RUIZ, Lidia-
item.fullcitationNuyts, Valerie; NAWROT, Tim; Scheers, Hans; Nemery, Benoit & CASAS RUIZ, Lidia (2019) Air pollution and self-perceived stress and mood: A one-year panel study of healthy elderly persons. In: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 177 (Art N° 108644).-
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