Association of neighborhood greenness with self-perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in older U.S adults.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Neighborhood environment, such as green vegetation, has been shown to play a role in coping with stress and mental ill health. Yet, epidemiological evidence of the association between greenness and mental health is inconsistent. METHODS:We examined whether living in green space is associated with self-perceived stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms in a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = 4118; aged 57-85 years) in the United States. We evaluated perceived stress, depression and anxiety symptoms using the Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - anxiety subscale, respectively. Greenness was assessed for each participant using the Normal

SUBMITTER: Pun VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5902952 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature