Short-term NO
Air pollution
Citizen science
Mental health
Nitrogen dioxide
Observational panel study
Selective attention
Journal
Environment international
ISSN: 1873-6750
Titre abrégé: Environ Int
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7807270
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2022
06 2022
Historique:
received:
21
02
2022
revised:
28
04
2022
accepted:
04
05
2022
pubmed:
17
5
2022
medline:
25
5
2022
entrez:
16
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The association between short-term exposure to air pollution and cognitive and mental health has not been thoroughly investigated so far. We conducted a panel study co-designed with citizens to assess whether air pollution can affect attention, perceived stress, mood and sleep quality. From September 2020 to March 2021, we followed 288 adults (mean age = 37.9 years; standard deviation = 12.1 years) for 14 days in Barcelona, Spain. Two tasks were self-administered daily through a mobile application: the Stroop color-word test to assess attention performance and a set of 0-to-10 rating scale questions to evaluate perceived stress, well-being, energy and sleep quality. From the Stroop test, three outcomes related to selective attention were calculated and z-score-transformed: response time, cognitive throughput and inhibitory control. Air pollution was assessed using the mean nitrogen dioxide (NO Based on 2,457 repeated attention test performances, an increase of 30 μg/m Our findings suggest that short-term exposure to air pollution could have adverse effects on attention performance and perceived stress in adults.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The association between short-term exposure to air pollution and cognitive and mental health has not been thoroughly investigated so far.
OBJECTIVES
We conducted a panel study co-designed with citizens to assess whether air pollution can affect attention, perceived stress, mood and sleep quality.
METHODS
From September 2020 to March 2021, we followed 288 adults (mean age = 37.9 years; standard deviation = 12.1 years) for 14 days in Barcelona, Spain. Two tasks were self-administered daily through a mobile application: the Stroop color-word test to assess attention performance and a set of 0-to-10 rating scale questions to evaluate perceived stress, well-being, energy and sleep quality. From the Stroop test, three outcomes related to selective attention were calculated and z-score-transformed: response time, cognitive throughput and inhibitory control. Air pollution was assessed using the mean nitrogen dioxide (NO
RESULTS
Based on 2,457 repeated attention test performances, an increase of 30 μg/m
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that short-term exposure to air pollution could have adverse effects on attention performance and perceived stress in adults.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35576732
pii: S0160-4120(22)00211-2
doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107284
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Air Pollutants
0
Particulate Matter
0
Nitrogen Dioxide
S7G510RUBH
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
107284Informations de copyright
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