Andrew J. Hoisington , Christopher A. Stamper , Molly E. Penzenik , Meredith Reitter , Elizabeth J. Kovacs , Nazanin H. Bahraini , Lisa A. Brenner
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在西方化的国家,人们大部分时间都呆在室内。然而,对可能影响居住者心理健康的住宅建筑因素的探索在科学文献中是有限的。本研究的目的是通过问卷调查的方法来探讨研究者在住宅中对心理健康的重要性。为此,我们进行了住房、占用、材料和环境(HOME)调查,以评估可能影响美国(US)空军( = 230)或美国退伍军人( = 180)工作人员心理健康的因素。对空军(RAND 36-Item Short-Form)和退伍军人(36-Item Short-Form survey version 2, Patient health Questionnaire-9)也进行了自我报告的心理健康调查。对两组人来说,与大多数心理健康指标相关的居住问题是调节室内气候的能力,两者呈正相关。在两组中,居住问题与健康得分之间的其他相关性是不同的,这表明对心理健康重要的居住因素可能在个人的一生中是可变的。例如,在老年退伍军人群体中,心理健康指标与自然之间的多重正相关支持了先前关于自然对老年人重要性的结果。总的来说,本研究为未来的研究和有针对性的临床干预提供了基础,这些干预可以量化和积极地影响家庭环境,改善心理健康结果。
Residential factors associated with mental health in United States Veterans, Air Force military, and Air Force employees
Individuals in Westernized countries spend most of their time indoors. However, exploration of residential building factors that may influence occupants’ mental health is limited in scientific literature. The purpose of this study was to explore investigator’s perceived areas of importance in residences to mental health via survey methods. To that end, we administered the Housing, Occupancy, Materials, and Environment (HOME) survey to assess factors that may influence mental health to those working in the United States (US) Air Force (n = 230) or past military members, US Veterans (n = 180). Self-reported mental health surveys were also administered to the Air Force (RAND 36-Item Short-Form) and Veterans (36-Item Short-Form survey version 2, Patient Health Questionnaire-9). The residential question that correlated to the most mental health measures for both groups was an ability to adjust indoor climate, with positive correlations. Other correlations between residential questions and health scores across the two groups were dissimilar, indicating the residential factors of importance to mental health may be variable across an individual’s life. For example, multiple positive correlations between mental health measures and nature in the older Veteran group support robust and support previous results on the importance of nature to older adults. Overall, this study provides a basis for future research and targeted clinical interventions that can quantify and positively impact the home environment and improve mental health outcomes.