Identifying the causal effects of long-term exposure to PM and ground surface ozone on individual medical costs in China-evidence from a representative longitudinal nationwide cohort.

Background: There is little evidence on whether PM and ground surface ozone have consistent effects on increased individual medical costs, and there is a lack of evidence on causality in developing countries.

Methods: This study utilized balanced panel data from 2014, 2016, and 2018 waves of the Chinese Family Panel Study. The Tobit model was developed within a counterfactual causal inference framework, combined with a correlated random effects and control function approach (Tobit-CRE-CF), to explore the causal relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and medical costs.

Causal effects of air pollution on mental health among Adults--An exploration of susceptible populations and the role of physical activity based on a longitudinal nationwide cohort in China.

Long-term exposure to air pollutants is likely to be associated with mental disorders, but relevant studies remain limited and inconsistent, and evidence to assess causality is particularly lacking, especially in developing countries. In addition, there are few studies on the role of physical activity in this relationship. We investigated the causal relationship between air pollutant exposure and mental health among Chinese adults and whether physical activity could play a positive role in this relationship.

Long-term exposure of PM components on the adults' depressive symptoms in China - Evidence from a representative longitudinal nationwide cohort.

In recent years, there is growing evidence that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) is associated with depressive symptoms. However, little is known about the individual effects of PM components, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. We investigated the association between long-term exposure to major components of PM and worsening depressive symptoms in Chinese adults based on a large, long-term, nationally representative, population-based prospective cohort.

The influence of professional identity, job satisfaction, burnout on turnover intention among village public health service providers in China in the context of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.

Background: In China, COVID-19 has undoubtedly posed a huge challenge to the capacity of rural public health services. Village public health service providers are responsible for reporting and dealing with infectious diseases and public health emergencies. However, the turnover of village public health service providers is gravely threatening the stability of rural primary health system step by step.

Multi-Level Social Capital and Subjective Wellbeing Among the Elderly: Understanding the Effect of Family, Workplace, Community, and Society Social Capital.

Background: Maintaining the subjective wellbeing of the elderly people is one of the major concerns in promoting health aging. This study concerned the influence of multi-level social capital on subjective welling and explored the affecting path among the elderly.

Methods: A total of 1,078 elderly individuals anonymously and effectively surveyed in 2018, data was collected including their family, workplace, community, society social capital and subjective wellbeing, we used the structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis relationships among the variables.

Does long-term exposure to air pollution impair physical and mental health in the middle-aged and older adults? - A causal empirical analysis based on a longitudinal nationwide cohort in China.

The world is aging, posing a challenge to public health. Air pollution is increasingly recognized as an important environmental risk factor, with effects on both physical and mental health. Considering the vulnerability of older adults, they tend to have more prevalent comorbidities that may lead to broader consequences.

Assessing the causal effects of long-term exposure to PM during pregnancy on cognitive function in the adolescence: Evidence from a nationwide cohort in China.

The effects of air pollution on adolescents need further consideration. Although there is evidence that maternal exposure to air pollution may affect the cognitive function of offspring, relevant studies remain limited and inconsistent, with a lack of studies assessing the causal effects and evidence from developing countries. Using data from Chinese Family Panel Studies, a representative Chinese nationwide cohort study, OLS combined with instrumental variable + two-stage least square (IV+2SLS) was used to explore the causal effects of exposure to PM concentrations during pregnancy on the cognitive function of offspring when they become adolescents.