Health and Place
Volume 55, 2019, Pages 155-164

Does selective migration bias the health impact assessment of urban regeneration programmes in cross-sectional studies? Findings from a Dutch case study (Article) (Open Access)

Ruijsbroek A.* , Wong A. , van den Brink C. , Droomers M. , van Oers H.A.M. , Stronks K. , Kunst A.E.
  • a National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • b National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • c National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • d Utrecht Municipality, Department of Public Health, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • e National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands, Tranzo, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • f Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health (APH) research institute, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • g Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health (APH) research institute, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

We examined if the assessment of the health impact of a national Dutch regeneration programme depends on using either a repeated cross-sectional or longitudinal study design. This is important as only the latter design can incorporate migration patterns. For both designs, we compared trends in medication use between target and control districts. We found differences in medication use trends to be modest under the longitudinal design, and not demonstrable under the repeated cross-sectional design. The observed differences were hardly influenced by migration patterns. We conclude that in the Netherlands migration patterns had little effect on the health impact assessment of this national urban regeneration programme, so either the cross-sectional or longitudinal evaluation study design will do. © 2018 The Authors

Author Keywords

Repeated cross-sectional design Evaluation, Longitudinal design Urban regeneration Population health intervention Selective migration

Index Keywords

health impact assessment controlled study Netherlands longitudinal study health impact urban renewal cross-sectional study population health regeneration Article risk assessment public health Design migration
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058959969&doi=10.1016%2fj.healthplace.2018.11.007&partnerID=40&md5=33911ad33337df1a64ffea2a5f8d4a0a
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.11.007
ISSN: 13538292
Original Language: English