Loneliness and self-rated physical health among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorMarziali, Megan E.
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Heather L.
dc.contributor.authorClosson, Kalysha
dc.contributor.authorMcLinden, Taylor
dc.contributor.authorWang, Lu
dc.contributor.authorBarath, Justin
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorRoth, Eric A.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, David M.
dc.contributor.authorLachowsky, Nathan J.
dc.contributor.authorHogg, Robert S.
dc.contributor.authorSang, Jordan M.
dc.contributor.authorCard, Kiffer G.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-08T19:03:03Z
dc.date.available2022-03-08T19:03:03Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionWe would like to thank the Momentum Health Study participants, office staff and community advisory board as well as our community partners: Health Initiative for Men, YouthCO HIV & Hep C Society, and Positive Living Society of BC.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Due to stigma and discrimination, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) potentially carry a heightened burden of loneliness. This analysis investigates loneliness among gbMSM and its relationship with self-rated physical health, along with the mediating effect of depression. Methods: Participants were recruited using respondent driven sampling into the Momentum Health Study (February 2012–February 2015) with follow-up visits occurring every 6 months till February 2018. Using computer-assisted self-interviews, measures of loneliness were assessed using a 6-item Loneliness Scale for Emotional and Social Loneliness (lonely vs not lonely). Current physical health was self-assessed (poor, fair, good, very good or excellent). A multivariable generalised linearmixed model with a logit link function was used to examine the relationship between loneliness and self-rated physical health. We further investigated the mediating effect of depressive symptomatology on this relationship via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: Of the 770 participants included, we found that 61% (n=471) experienced loneliness at baseline. Of the 674 (88%) who reported good/very good/excellent physical health, 59% (n=391) reported loneliness, compared with 87% (n=80) of those in poor/fair selfrated physical health who reported feeling lonely. After adjustment for confounding, loneliness was associated with poor self-rated physical health (adjusted OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.13 to 2.60). Depressive symptomatology was found to partially mediate this relationship. Conclusion: There may be a need for the integration of social, mental and physical health programming, targeted towards gbMSM, to alleviate the degree of loneliness experienced and its co-occurrence with poor self-rated physical health.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA031055-01A1) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP- 107544, 143342, PJT-153139). NJL was supported by a CANFAR/CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. HLA was supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Grant #MFE-152443). DMM and NJL are supported by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Awards (#5209, #16863). KGC is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Health Systems Impact Fellowship award, a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee award and a Canadian HIV Trials Network/Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research Postdoctoral Fellowship award.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarzialia, M. E., Armstrong, H. L., Closson, K., McLinden, T., Wang, L., Barath, J., Harris, M., Roth, E. A., Moore, D. M., Lachowsky, N. J., Hogg, R. S., Sang, J. M., & Card, K. G. (2020). “Loneliness and self-rated physical health among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.” Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 74(7), 553-559. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213566en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213566
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/13789
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Epidemiology & Community Healthen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleLoneliness and self-rated physical health among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canadaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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