Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review

The aim of this review was to describe the effects of air pollution on well-being and quality of life in Latin American countries, following the systematic methods of the PRISMA-P guidelines. A systematic search of empirical studies published in Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Scielo and PubMed databa...

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Main Authors: Boris Álvarez, Àlex Boso, Arturo Vallejos-Romero
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía Global 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/ried/article/view/9821/8314
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description The aim of this review was to describe the effects of air pollution on well-being and quality of life in Latin American countries, following the systematic methods of the PRISMA-P guidelines. A systematic search of empirical studies published in Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Scielo and PubMed databases was performed. Thus 17 relevant studies published between 1986 and 2021 were identified: 16 with quantitative designs and 1 a qualitative design. The selected studies were grouped into three thematic approaches: mental health (41 %), negative emotions (35 %) and subjective well-being (24 %). The results indicate that air pollution influences various components of well-being, such as satisfaction with life, subjective well-being, perception of quality of life, symptoms of depression or anxiety, negative emotions such as anguish, annoyance, and frustration, among others. However, there were also multiple empirical gaps to be filled.
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spelling doaj-art-c7436f2769774f37ba7ab68663548b742025-01-03T00:26:37ZengUniversidad de Zaragoza, Cátedra de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía GlobalRevista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo2254-20352023-11-0112223626010.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.846Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic reviewBoris Álvarez0Àlex Boso1Arturo Vallejos-Romero2Doctorate in Social Sciences University of La Frontera (Chile)Department of Environment CIEMAT (Spain), Social Sciences Department University of La Frontera (Chile)Social Sciences Department University of La Frontera (Chile)The aim of this review was to describe the effects of air pollution on well-being and quality of life in Latin American countries, following the systematic methods of the PRISMA-P guidelines. A systematic search of empirical studies published in Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Scielo and PubMed databases was performed. Thus 17 relevant studies published between 1986 and 2021 were identified: 16 with quantitative designs and 1 a qualitative design. The selected studies were grouped into three thematic approaches: mental health (41 %), negative emotions (35 %) and subjective well-being (24 %). The results indicate that air pollution influences various components of well-being, such as satisfaction with life, subjective well-being, perception of quality of life, symptoms of depression or anxiety, negative emotions such as anguish, annoyance, and frustration, among others. However, there were also multiple empirical gaps to be filled.https://papiro.unizar.es/ojs/index.php/ried/article/view/9821/8314air pollutionsubjective well-beingpsychological well-beingemotional distresslatin america
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Arturo Vallejos-Romero
Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo
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subjective well-being
psychological well-being
emotional distress
latin america
title Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
title_full Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
title_fullStr Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
title_short Air pollution, well-being, and quality of life in Latin America: a systematic review
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topic air pollution
subjective well-being
psychological well-being
emotional distress
latin america
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