An observational study in Obesity, Depression and Physical Activity, sponsored by Queen's University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 25 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-11.
Sponsored by Queen's University · Observational
Social networks, social capital, i.e., network-accessed resources, and neighbourhood environments have been shown associated with a range of health behaviours and conditions, including obesity, physical activity, nutrition, and mental health. Research on social capital and health in Montreal has shown the importance of network social capital for a person's subjective health status, sense of control, self-reported physical activity, and obesity. Research has also shown high social capital to reduce health service use, mental health service use, and improve the management of chronic illnesses. Despite advances in the understanding of social capital and its link to health and health service use, most research on social capital is cross sectional and is unable to identify the causal pathways linking social networks and capital to health and health care use. Longitudinal research would strengthen the evidence base for designing interventions to prevent or delay the use of health services, particularly in older adults.
This research has three main objectives: (1) transform the original sample of Montreal Neighbourhood Networks and Healthy Aging (MoNNET-HA) households (n=2707) into a panel study, (2) link the MoNNET-HA participant data to their Quebec Health Insurance Registry (Régie de l'assurance maladie (RAMQ)) information, and (3) assess the feasibility of extending the MoNNET-HA panel by one wave to include participant's core network members. Unique about the original MoNNET-HA sample is that it purposefully oversampled older adults (> 64 years old) but remains representative of Montreal adults at various ages and income levels. In addition, MoNNET-HA data is integrated into a GIS database which allows researchers to examine the effects of neighbourhood environmental characteristics on health. By linking MoNNET-HA data to RAMQ, researchers will be able to examine patterns of diagnosed health conditions, (e.g., fractures, depression), pharmaceutical use and adherence, and formal health care use over time. Transforming the cross-sectional study into a panel study would also allow researchers to examine longitudinally the dynamics of health and health care utilization among Panel participants over the life course, and the causal pathways linking neighbourhoods and networks to health and health care use.
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Population-based sample of adults randomly selected using a 2-stage stratified cluster sampling strategy.
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Adults 25 years and older residing in the Montreal Metropolitan Area
Other: Social capital; Neighborhood environment
Observational study examining the relationship among neighborhood environment, social capital and health among Montreal adults
Change in Obesity
Self-reported height and weight converted to BMI with obesity =\>30
Time frame: Change from wave one obesity at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)
Change in Depression
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression 10-item Binary Scale; Depression was =\>4
Time frame: Change from wave one depression at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)
Change in Physical inactivity
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to measure a person's metabolic equivalent of task (MET) over a one-week period; Physical inactivity was defined as having a MET of less than 600.
Time frame: Change from wave one physical inactivity at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)
Change in Hypertension
Self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension
Time frame: Change from wave one hypertension at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)
Change in Subjective Health
Self-reported health: 5 response options: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor
Time frame: Change from wave one subjective health at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)
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Ran from Jul 2007 to primary completion in Aug 2008, 13 months.
Of 791 non-industry observational studies under Obesity, half reached primary completion within 40 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 106. This study's 13 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 836 studies reached it within 39 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 96.
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