Park availability and major depression in individuals with chronic conditions: Is there an association in urban India?

ABSTRACT: Green space exposure has been positively correlated with better mental-health indicators in several high income countries, but has not been examined in low- and middle-income countries undergoing rapid urbanization. Building on a study of mental health in adults with a pre-existing chronic condition, we examined the association between park availability and major depression among 1208 adults surveyed in Delhi, India. Major depression was measured using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The ArcGIS platform was used to quantify park availability indexed as (i) park distance from households, (ii) area of the nearest park; and within one km buffer area around households - the (iii) number and (iv) total area of all parks. Mixed-effects logistic regression models adjusted for s

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5601029 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature