Impact of Changed Use of Greenspace during COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Anxiety.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for health, social, and economic domains, but what has received far less focus is the effect on people's relationship to vital ecological supports, including access to greenspace. We assessed patterns of greenspace use in relation to individual and environmental factors and their relationship with experiencing psychological symptoms under the pandemic. We conducted an online survey recruiting participants from social media for adults in Korea for September-December 2020. The survey collected data on demographics, patterns of using greenspace during the pandemic, and major depression (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) were app

SUBMITTER: Heo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8197797 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature