ArticleJournal of environmental psychology2021
Home garden use during COVID-19: Associations with physical and mental wellbeing in older adults.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of therapeutic landscapes on the mental health of older adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Restorative Effects of Biophilic Workplace and Nature Exposure during Working Time: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Comparing Barriers and Facilitators to Interacting with Nature among Individuals with Different Dietary Behaviors: A Mixed Methods Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Private garden uses and associated mental well-being benefits during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown - a social media investigation.PloS one · 2026Article
- The mediating role of activity attachment in the relationship between gardening frequency, leisure orientation, and mental wellbeing: evidence from resident gardeners with implications for future gardening tourism.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Post-pandemic one health: Unpacking the role of greenspaces and human-dog interactions in long-term health and well-being.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- The association of daily gardening and healthy ageing in Singapore.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical and mental health management for the older adult using XGBoost algorithm supported by new media technology: developing personalized health intervention plans using healthcare data from the CLHLS database.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Lessons we learned from the Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936.Genomic psychiatry : advancing science from genes to society · 2025Article
- Association between sleep quality and living environment among Chinese older persons: a cross-sectional study.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2024Article
- Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Global burden of sleep disturbances among older adults and the disparities by geographical regions and pandemic periods.SSM - population health · 2024Review
- A Digital Tool for the Self-Assessment of Homes to Increase Age-Friendliness: Validity Study.JMIR aging · 2023Article
- Characteristics of Home and Neighborhood Built Environments During COVID-19 for Older Adults in the United States and Italy.Journal of aging and environment · 2023Article
- Mental Health in the Post-Lockdown Scenario: A Scientometric Investigation of the Main Thematic Trends of Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Enhancing human resilience beyond COVID-19-related stress: public responses to multi-benefits of home gardening.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Developing and testing a protocol to systematically assess social interaction with urban outdoor environment.Journal of environmental psychology · 2023Article
- 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
- From lockdown to precise prevention: Adjusting epidemic-related spatial regulations from the perspectives of the 15-minute city and spatiotemporal planning.Sustainable cities and society · 2023Article
- Gardening Is Associated With Better Cardiovascular Health Status Among Older Adults in the United States: Analysis of the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of people's lives. Lockdown measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have been more stringent for those aged over 70, at highest risk for the disease. Here, we examine whether home garden usage is associated with self-reported mental and physical wellbeing in older adults, during COVID-19 lockdown in Scotland. This study analysed data from 171 individuals (mean age 84 ± 0.5 years) from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 study who completed an online survey approximately two months after lockdown commenced (May/June, 2020), and reported having access to a home garden. The survey also included items on garden activities (gardening, relaxing), frequency of garden usage during lockdown, and measures of self-rated physical health, emotional and mental health, anxiety about COVID-19, and sleep quality. Ordinal regression models were adjusted for sex, living alone, education, occupational social class, anxiety and depressive symptoms, body mass index, and history of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Neither gardening nor relaxing in the garden were associated with health outcomes. However, higher frequency of garden usage during lockdown was associated with better self-rated physical health (
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