Main and interactive effects of inflammation and perceived neighbourhood cohesion on psychological distress: results from a population-based study in the UK.
Efstathios PapachristouEirini FlouriTheodora KokosiMarta FrancesconiPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2019)
Perceived neighbourhood cohesion was inversely related to psychological distress, over and above other important person- and neighbourhood-level characteristics. Inflammation was also associated with psychological distress, albeit less strongly. If these associations are causal, they suggest that promoting neighbourhood cohesion can alleviate some of the burden associated with psychological distress.