The Montreal Neighbourhood Networks and Healthy Aging Panel

NCT03369496 | Unknown

• 3 other identifiers: GPHE-148-13MOP-84584CHL-126208
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,707
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Social networks, social capital, i.e., network-accessed resources, and neighbourhood environments have been shown associated with a range of health behaviours and conditions, including obesity, physical activity, nutrition, and mental health. Research on social capital and health in Montreal has shown the importance of network social capital for a person's subjective health status, sense of control, self-reported physical activity, and obesity. Research has also shown high social capital to reduce health service use, mental health service use, and improve the management of chronic illnesses. Despite advances in the understanding of social capital and its link to health and health service use, most research on social capital is cross sectional and is unable to identify the causal pathways linking social networks and capital to health and health care use. Longitudinal research would strengthen the evidence base for designing interventions to prevent or delay the use of health services, particularly in older adults. This research has three main objectives: (1) transform the original sample of Montreal Neighbourhood Networks and Healthy Aging (MoNNET-HA) households (n=2707) into a panel study, (2) link the MoNNET-HA participant data to their Quebec Health Insurance Registry (Régie de l'assurance maladie (RAMQ)) information, and (3) assess the feasibility of extending the MoNNET-HA panel by one wave to include participant's core network members. Unique about the original MoNNET-HA sample is that it purposefully oversampled older adults (\> 64 years old) but remains representative of Montreal adults at various ages and income levels. In addition, MoNNET-HA data is integrated into a GIS database which allows researchers to examine the effects of neighbourhood environmental characteristics on health. By linking MoNNET-HA data to RAMQ, researchers will be able to examine patterns of diagnosed health conditions, (e.g., fractures, depression), pharmaceutical use and adherence, and formal health care use over time. Transforming the cross-sectional study into a panel study would also allow researchers to examine longitudinally the dynamics of health and health care utilization among Panel participants over the life course, and the causal pathways linking neighbourhoods and networks to health and health care use.

Conditions

Obesity; Depression; Physical Activity; Hypertension; Health Behavior; Subjective Health

Keywords

Social Capital; Social Support; Neighborhood; Population Health; Healthy Aging; Adult; Canada

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Change in Obesity

  Self-reported height and weight converted to BMI with obesity =\>30

  Change from wave one obesity at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)

• Change in Depression

  Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression 10-item Binary Scale; Depression was =\>4

  Change from wave one depression at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)

• Change in Physical inactivity

  International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to measure a person's metabolic equivalent of task (MET) over a one-week period; Physical inactivity was defined as having a MET of less than 600.

  Change from wave one physical inactivity at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)

• Change in Hypertension

  Self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension

  Change from wave one hypertension at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)

• Change in Subjective Health

  Self-reported health: 5 response options: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor

  Change from wave one subjective health at wave two (2010) and wave three (2013)

Study Arms (1)

MoNNET-HA Panel

Adults 25 years and older residing in the Montreal Metropolitan Area

Other: Social capital; Neighborhood environment

Interventions

Social capital; Neighborhood environment OTHER

Observational study examining the relationship among neighborhood environment, social capital and health among Montreal adults

MoNNET-HA Panel

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Population-based sample of adults randomly selected using a 2-stage stratified cluster sampling strategy. 1. In the first stage, 862 Montreal Metropolitan Area census tracts were stratified using the census-tract median income into tertile of high, medium and low income census tract areas. From each tertile, 100 census tracts were selected at random from each census-tract group for a total of 300 tracts. 2. Within each selected census tract, three respondents were selected at random using from the 25-44 years age category, three respondents from the 45-64 years age category, and three respondents from the age group 65 years and older. This resulted in a total of 9 respondents per census tract and a total of 2707 respondents the MoNNET Panel.

You may qualify if:

• Adults 25 years and older,
• Residents of the Montreal Metropolitan Area, Canada,
• Had to reside at current residence for at least one year

You may not qualify if:

• Non- French or English-speaking households
• Institutionalized

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Queen's University: lead

Related Publications (10)

• Moore S, Bockenholt U, Daniel M, Frohlich K, Kestens Y, Richard L. Social capital and core network ties: a validation study of individual-level social capital measures and their association with extra- and intra-neighborhood ties, and self-rated health. Health Place. 2011 Mar;17(2):536-44. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.010. Epub 2010 Dec 16.

  PMID: 21208822 RESULT

• Leroux JS, Moore S, Richard L, Gauvin L. Physical inactivity mediates the association between the perceived exercising behavior of social network members and obesity: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046558. Epub 2012 Oct 2.

  PMID: 23056343 RESULT

• Legh-Jones H, Moore S. Network social capital, social participation, and physical inactivity in an urban adult population. Soc Sci Med. 2012 May;74(9):1362-7. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.005. Epub 2012 Feb 22.

  PMID: 22410270 RESULT

• Bassett E, Moore S. Gender differences in the social pathways linking neighborhood disadvantage to depressive symptoms in adults. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 17;8(10):e76554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076554. eCollection 2013.

  PMID: 24146888 RESULT

• Bassett E, Moore S. Social capital and depressive symptoms: the association of psychosocial and network dimensions of social capital with depressive symptoms in Montreal, Canada. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Jun;86:96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.005. Epub 2013 Mar 19.

  PMID: 23608098 RESULT

• Moore S, Stewart S, Teixeira A. Decomposing social capital inequalities in health. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014 Mar;68(3):233-8. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-202996. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

  PMID: 24258198 RESULT

• Bassett E, Moore S. Neighbourhood disadvantage, network capital and restless sleep: is the association moderated by gender in urban-dwelling adults? Soc Sci Med. 2014 May;108:185-93. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.029. Epub 2014 Feb 19.

  PMID: 24650740 RESULT

• Moore S, Teixeira A, Stewart S. Effect of network social capital on the chances of smoking relapse: a two-year follow-up study of urban-dwelling adults. Am J Public Health. 2014 Dec;104(12):e72-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302239. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

  PMID: 25320891 RESULT

• Moore S, Buckeridge DL, Dube L. Cohort Profile: The Montreal Neighbourhood Networks and Healthy Aging (MoNNET-HA) study. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Feb;45(1):45-53. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyu137. Epub 2014 Jul 1.

  PMID: 24984955 RESULT

• Child S, Stewart S, Moore S. Perceived control moderates the relationship between social capital and binge drinking: longitudinal findings from the Montreal Neighborhood Networks and Health Aging (MoNNET-HA) panel. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Feb;27(2):128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.11.010. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

  PMID: 28027881 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Depression; Motor Activity; Hypertension; Health Behavior

Interventions

Neighborhood Characteristics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Residence Characteristics; Demography; Population Characteristics; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Spencer Moore, PhD

  Queen's University (at time of study)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2017
• First Posted: December 12, 2017
• Study Start: July 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2008
• Study Completion: January 1, 2020
• Last Updated: January 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01