ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effect of Housing Quality on the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Lockdown.
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- Mental Health and COVID-19 in University Students: Findings from a Qualitative, Comparative Study in Italy and the UK.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Quality of life in families under quarantine: a cross-sectional study in seven countries during the first outbreak of COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Can Homes Affect Well-Being? A Scoping Review among Housing Conditions, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Mental Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effects of Living Environment, Health Status of Family Members, and Migrant Elderly following Children's Attitude about Care on Grandchildren's Health Status in Weifang, China.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Related Shifts in Social Interaction, Connection, and Cohesion Impact Psychosocial Health: Longitudinal Qualitative Findings from COVID-19 Treatment Trial Engaged Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 lockdown impact on familial relationships and mental health in a large representative sample of Italian adults.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Factors and optimizations of healthcare workers' perception in alternative care facilities.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
COVID-19 outbreak imposed rapid and severe public policies that consistently impacted the lifestyle habits and mental health of the general population. Despite vaccination, lockdown restrictions are still considered as potential measures to contrast COVID-19 variants spread in several countries. Recent studies have highlighted the impacts of lockdowns on the population's mental health; however, the role of the indoor housing environment where people spent most of their time has rarely been considered. Data from 8177 undergraduate and graduate students were collected in a large, cross-sectional, web-based survey, submitted to a university in Northern Italy during the first lockdown period from 1 April to 1 May 2020. Logistic regression analysis showed significant associations between moderate and severe depression symptomatology (PHQ-9 scores ≥ 15), and houses with both poor indoor quality and small dimensions (OR = 4.132), either medium dimensions (OR = 3.249) or big dimensions (OR = 3.522). It was also found that, regardless of housing size, poor indoor quality is significantly associated with moderate-severe depressive symptomatology. Further studies are encouraged to explore the long-term impact of built environment parameter modifications on mental health, and therefore support housing and public health policies.
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