How Air Quality Gets Under the Skin to Impact Mental Health amid Large-Scale Disasters: Insights from a Population-Based Cohort Study in Hong Kong

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · General

Wai Kai Hou
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Wai Kai Hou
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong
Crystal Jingru Li
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Chi Yung Jim
Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong

Abstract

We found that poorer air quality disrupted regular daily activities, which, in turn, were associated with higher subsequent anxiety and depressive symptoms among a population-representative sample (n=1333), controlling for demographic and environmental covariates. The findings underscore important implications for climate change-related mental health policy and interventions.

Epidemics and Public Health

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How Air Quality Gets Under the Skin to Impact Mental Health amid Large-Scale Disasters: Insights from a Population-Based Cohort Study in Hong Kong

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