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ReviewBJPsych open2024

Air quality and mental illness: role of bioaerosols, causal mechanisms and research priorities.

Kamaldeep Bhui, Marcella Ucci, Prashant Kumar, Simon K Jackson, Corinne Whitby, Ian Colbeck, Christian Pfrang, Zaheer A Nasir, Frederic Coulon

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Review in BJPsych open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kamaldeep BhuiDepartment of Psychiatry and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science, Wadham College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; and Global Policy Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-2144
Marcella UcciUCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, London, UK.
Prashant KumarGlobal Centre for Clean Air Research, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Simon K JacksonSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.
Corinne WhitbySchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
Ian ColbeckSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
Christian PfrangSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Zaheer A NasirSchool of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK.
Frederic CoulonSchool of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK.

Funding

UK Research and Innovation NE/V002171/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoor air quality can both trigger and aggravate lung and heart conditions, as well as affecting child development. It can even lead to neurological and mental health problems. However, the precise mechanisms by which air pollution affect human health are not well understood.

aimsTo promote interdisciplinary dialogue and better research based on a critical summary of evidence on air quality and health, with an emphasis on mental health, and to do so with a special focus on bioaerosols as a common but neglected air constituent.

methodA rapid narrative review and interdisciplinary expert consultation, as is recommended for a complex and rapidly changing field of research.

resultsThe research methods used to assess exposures and outcomes vary across different fields of study, resulting in a disconnect in bioaerosol and health research. We make recommendations to enhance the evidence base by standardising measures of exposure to both particulate matter in general and bioaerosols specifically. We present methods for assessing mental health and ideal designs. There is less research on bioaerosols, and we provide specific ways of measuring exposure to these. We suggest research designs for investigating causal mechanisms as important intermediate steps before undertaking larger-scale and definitive studies.

conclusionsWe propose methods for exposure and outcome measurement, as well as optimal research designs to inform the development of standards for undertaking and reporting research and for future policy.

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air pollutionBioaerosolsexposurehealth impactsindoor and outdoor air

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PMID39295307
PMCPMC11457254

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