Mental health and wellbeing Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This is an observational study of a natural experiment – the planning, construction, and operation of a major rail infrastructure project – over a 10-year period. Data will be collected from particip
Sponsors
RAND Europe
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Be registered with a GP practice situated within an area defined as "exposed" to HS2 or "unexposed" 2. Live at an address within an area defined as "exposed" to HS2 "unexposed" (only one participant per address will be recruited) 3. Be aged 18 or over 4. Have capacity to consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not registered with a GP practice 2. Living at a registered address outside the "exposed" or "unexposed" geographical areas
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported mental wellbeing measured using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) via a survey (mail and online), collected in three waves over the ten years (at approximately years 2, 4, and 9) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-reported health-related quality of life measured using the EuroQol-5D via a survey (mail and online), collected in three waves over the ten years (at approximately years 2, 4, and 9). 2. Self-reported long-term mental health problems as measured in the GP Patient Survey, collected from participants in three waves over the ten years (at approximately years 2, 4, and 9). Also available at GP practice level from 2010 onwards. 3. Diagnoses of anxiety and/or depression or prescriptions for anti-depressants, collected from review of patients notes at follow-up (approximately years 4 and 9). 4. Referral and attendance at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services, collected via linkage to administrative data at follow-up (approximately years 4 and 9, but with access to data from whole period). | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed