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Relationship Between Ambient Temperature and Humidity and Visits to Mental Health Emergency Departments in Québec
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether the number of emergency department visits for "mental and psychosocial problems" varies with temperature or humidity. METHODS: The number of visits in three geographic areas of Québec were examined as a function of temperature and humidity by using routinely collected May-September data for 1995-2007 (N=347,552 visits). Data for two age groups (under age 65 and age 65 and older) were examined. Incidence rate ratios for mean temperature and humidity were estimated by using Poisson regression and generalized additive models. RESULTS: The number of visits tended to increase with increasing mean temperature. At 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) and 25 °C (77.0 °F), the number was usually significantly higher than average. Visits increased with humidity in the younger age group. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest increased use of emergency departments for mental and psychosocial problems with higher mean temperature and humidity, especially in metropolitan areas and in southern Québec. Climate change may make this effect increasingly important.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vida, S., Durocher, M., Ouarda, T. B. M. J., & Gosselin, P.
- Affiliations
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Venue
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2012-11
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1150-1153
- ISSN
- 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
- 1075-2730
- 1557-9700
- OpenAlex
- W2114423803
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Keywords
- ambient temperature, humidity, psychosocial problems, climate and mental health, climate change, age differences, seasonal variation, Quebec
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Emergency Services, Psychiatric, Female, Hot Temperature, Humans, Humidity, Male, Middle Aged, Quebec, Urban Population, Poisson Distribution, Young Adult
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