Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Borgi, Marta
• Collacchi, Barbara
• Cirulli, Francesca
• Medda, Emanuela

Titel

Reduction in the use of green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health

Ist Teil von

• Health & place, 2023-09, Vol.83, p.103093-103093, Article 103093

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Our study examined the use of green spaces before and during the pandemic in a large cohort of Italian twins and evaluated its impact on measures of mental health (depressive, anxiety, stress symptoms). Twins were analysed as individuals and as pairs. A twin design approach was applied to minimize confounding by genetic and shared environmental factors. Questionnaires from 2,473 twins enrolled in the Italian Twin Registry were screened. Reduced green space use was associated with significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety and distress. Being a woman, residing in urban areas, and having a high perceived risk of the outbreak resulted in a higher likelihood to modify green space use, with a negative impact on mental health. [Display omitted] •Reduced green exposure resulted in higher levels of depression, anxiety, and distress.•Being a woman resulted in a higher likelihood to reduce free time spent outdoors.•The younger age group showed reduced use of green spaces.•Higher perceived COVID-19 risk was associated with increased stress/anxiety symptoms.