The mental health and wellbeing impact of a Community Wealth Building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study.

Autor:	Rose TC; Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: tanith.rose@liverpool.ac.uk., Daras K; Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK., Manley J; Centre for Citizenship and Community, School of Social Work, Care and Community, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK., McKeown M; School of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK., Halliday E; Faculty of Health and Medicine, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Goodwin TL; Centre for Local Economic Strategies, Manchester, UK., Hollingsworth B; Health Economics at Lancaster, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Barr B; Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Lancet. Public health [Lancet Public Health] 2023 Jun; Vol. 8 (6), pp. e403-e410. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 21.
DOI:	10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00059-2
Abstrakt:	Background: Wide differences in health exist between places in the UK, underscored by economic inequalities. Preston, an economically disadvantaged city in England, implemented a new approach to economic development, known as the Community Wealth Building programme. Public and non-profit organisations modified their procurement policies to support the development of local supply chains, improve employment conditions, and increase socially productive use of wealth and assets. We aimed to investigate the effect of this programme on population mental health and wellbeing. Methods: Difference-in-differences techniques compared trends in mental health outcomes in Preston, relative to matched control areas before (2011-15) and after (2016-19) the introduction of the programme. Outcomes were antidepressant prescribing, prevalence of depression, and mental health related hospital attendance rates using data provided by National Health Service Digital, the Quality and Outcomes Framework, and the Office for National Statistics. Additional analysis compared local authority measures of life satisfaction, median wages, and employment with synthetic counterfactuals created using Bayesian Structural Time Series. Findings: The introduction of the Community Wealth Building programme was associated with reductions in the prescribing of antidepressants (1·3 average daily quantities per person [95% CI 0·72-1·78) and prevalence of depression (2·4 per 1000 population [0·42-4·46]), relative to the control areas. The local population also experienced a 9% improvement in life satisfaction (95% credible interval 0-19·6%) and 11% increase in median wages (1·8-18·9%), relative to expected trends. Associations with employment and mental health related hospital attendance outcomes did not reach statistical significance. Interpretation: During the period in which the Community Wealth Building programme was introduced, there were fewer mental health problems than would have been expected compared with other similar areas, as life satisfaction and economic measures improved. This approach potentially provides an effective model for economic regeneration potentially leading to substantial health benefits. Funding: National Institute for Health Research. Competing Interests: Declaration of interests We declare no competing interests. (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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