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

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dc.contributor.authorBhui, Kamaldeep
dc.contributor.authorUcci, Marcella
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Prashant
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Simon K
dc.contributor.authorWhitby, Corinne
dc.contributor.authorColbeck, Ian
dc.contributor.authorPfrang, Christian
dc.contributor.authorNasir, Zaheer A
dc.contributor.authorCoulon, Frederic
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-26T11:39:03Z
dc.date.available2024-09-26T11:39:03Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-09-26
dc.date.issued2024-09-19
dc.date.pubOnline2024-09-19
dc.description.abstractBackground: Poor 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. Aims: To 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. Method: A rapid narrative review and interdisciplinary expert consultation, as is recommended for a complex and rapidly changing field of research. Results: The 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. Conclusions: We 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.
dc.description.journalNameBJPsych Open
dc.description.sponsorshipBioAirNet is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded network through the UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund Clean Air Programme (grant reference NE/V002171/1).
dc.identifier.citationBhui K, Ucci M, Kumar P, et al., (2024) Air quality and mental illness: role of bioaerosols, causal mechanisms and research priorities. BJPsych Open, Volume 10, Issue 5, September 2024, Article number e149
dc.identifier.eissn2056-4724
dc.identifier.elementsID553507
dc.identifier.issueNo5
dc.identifier.paperNoe149
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.724
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22958
dc.identifier.volumeNo10
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal College of Psychiatrists
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/air-quality-and-mental-illness-role-of-bioaerosols-causal-mechanisms-and-research-priorities/ED236799E3510CE6ECF64CBAEDB21454
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject4203 Health services and systems
dc.subjectBioaerosols
dc.subjectexposure
dc.subjecthealth impacts
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectindoor and outdoor air
dc.titleAir quality and mental illness: role of bioaerosols, causal mechanisms and research priorities
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-05-10

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