ArticleUrban forestry & urban greening2021
Home gardens can be more important than other urban green infrastructure for mental well-being during COVID-19 pandemics.
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- Horticultural therapy for stress reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- A lower connection to nature is related to lower mental health benefits from nature contact.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Current methodologies of greenspace exposure and mental health research-a scoping review.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
- Nature experience from yards provide an important space for mental health during Covid-19.npj urban sustainability · 2023Article
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- Characteristics of urban park recreation and health during early COVID-19 by on-site survey in Beijing.npj urban sustainability · 2023Article
- Wild and backyard food use during COVID-19 in upstate New York, United States.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Perceived COVID-19-related stress drives home gardening intentions and improves human health in Taiwan.Urban forestry & urban greening · 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
- Effect of Rural Human Settlement Environment around Nature Reserves on Farmers' Well-Being: A Field Survey Based on 1002 Farmer Households around Six Nature Reserves in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Reducing Anxiety with Nature and Gardening (RANG): Evaluating the Impacts of Gardening and Outdoor Activities on Anxiety among U.S. Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Urban green spaces and stress during COVID-19 lockdown: A case study for the city of Madrid.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2022Article
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- Homegarden agroforestry systems in achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. A review.Agronomy for sustainable development · 2022Review
- Fruit and vegetable consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown in Sri Lanka: an online survey.Nutrire : revista de Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentacao e Nutricao = journal of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition · 2022Article
- Parks and the Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Research on Green Infrastructure Use and Health Outcomes during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The current COVID-19 pandemics is a major threat to human populations. The disease has rapidly spread, causing mass hospitalization and the loss of millions of people mainly in urban areas which are hubs for contagion. At the same time, the social distancing practices required for containing the outbreak have caused an eruption of mental illnesses that include symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. The severity of such mental distress is modulated by the context of media coverage and the information and guidelines from local health authorities. Different urban green infrastructures, such as gardens, parks, and green views can be important for mitigating mental distress during the pandemics. However, it is unclear whether some urban green infrastructures are more efficient than others in reducing mental distress or whether their effectiveness changes with the context. Here we assess the relative importance of different urban green infrastructures on the mental distress of residents of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We show that although urban parks and green views are important, home gardens are the most efficient in mitigating mental distress. This is likely related to the practice of self-isolation seen for the residents of Rio de Janeiro. Information on the efficiency of different urban green infrastructures in mitigating mental distress can be important to help guide programs to inform the public about the best practices for maintaining mental health during the current outbreak. This can also help planning cities that are more resilient to future pandemics.
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