ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Impact of Changed Use of Greenspace during COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Anxiety.
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- Restorative Effects of Biophilic Workplace and Nature Exposure during Working Time: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Do environmental attitudes and personal characteristics influence how people perceive their exposure to green spaces?Landscape and urban planning · 2024Article
- Green spaces exposure and the risk of common psychiatric disorders: A meta-analysis.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Exposure to urban green spaces and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from two low and lower-middle-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Natural environments, psychosocial health, and health behaviors in a crisis - A scoping review of the literature in the COVID-19 context.Journal of environmental psychology · 2023Article
- How the COVID-19 pandemic changed patterns of green infrastructure use: A scoping review.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2023Article
- Associations of greenspace use and proximity with self-reported physical and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2023Article
- Exploring public values through Twitter data associated with urban parks pre- and post- COVID-19.Landscape and urban planning · 2022Article
- Urban greenspace and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 20-month follow up of 19,848 participants in England.Health & place · 2022Article
- COVID-19, green space exposure, and mask mandates.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19.The Science of the total environment · 2022Review
- Mental health and well-being in times of COVID-19: A mixed-methods study of the role of neighborhood parks, outdoor spaces, and nature among US older adults.Health & place · 2022Article
- Relationships between Green Space Attendance, Perceived Crowdedness, Perceived Beauty and Prosocial Behavior in Time of Health Crisis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Outdoor Activities Associated with Lower Odds of SARS-CoV-2 Acquisition: A Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Urban green space interaction and wellbeing - investigating the experience of international students in Berlin during the first COVID-19 lockdown.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2022Article
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- COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Life Habits in the Canadian Population.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for health, social, and economic domains, but what has received far less focus is the effect on people's relationship to vital ecological supports, including access to greenspace. We assessed patterns of greenspace use in relation to individual and environmental factors and their relationship with experiencing psychological symptoms under the pandemic. We conducted an online survey recruiting participants from social media for adults in Korea for September-December 2020. The survey collected data on demographics, patterns of using greenspace during the pandemic, and major depression (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) were applied to identify probable cases of MD and GAD. A logistic regression model assessed the association decreased visits to greenspace after the outbreak compared to 2019 and probable MD and GAD. Among the 322 survey participants, prevalence of probable MD and GAD were 19.3% and 14.9%, respectively. High rates of probable MD (23.3%) and GAD (19.4%) were found among persons currently having job-related and financial issues. Of the total participants, 64.9% reported decreased visits to greenspace after the COVID-19 outbreak. Persons with decreased visits to greenspace had 2.06 higher odds (95% CI: 0.91, 4.67, significant at
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