Age- and Sex-Specific Association Between Vegetation Cover and Mental Health Disorders: Bayesian Spatial Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite growing evidence that reduced vegetation cover could be a putative risk factor for mental health disorders, the age- and the sex-specific association between vegetation and mental health disorder cases in urban areas is poorly understood. However, with rapid urbanization across the globe, there is an urgent need to study this association and understand the potential impact of vegetation loss on the mental well-being of urban residents.

Objective

This study aims to analyze the spatial association between vegetation cover and the age- and sex-stratified mental health disorder cases in the neighborhoods of Toronto, Canada.

Methods

We used remote sensing to detect urban vegetation and Bayesian spatial hierarchical modeling to analyze the relationship be

SUBMITTER: Abdullah AYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377430 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature