Urban greenspace and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 20-month follow up of 19,848 participants in England
dc.contributor.author | Bu, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Mak, HW | |
dc.contributor.author | Steptoe, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Wheeler, BW | |
dc.contributor.author | Fancourt, D | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-26T09:33:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-18 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-08-25T12:45:27Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the association between greenspace and the growth trajectories of anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from 19,848 urban residents in England who were followed for 20 months between March 2020 and October 2021, we found that living in an area with higher greenspace coverage (exposure) was associated with fewer anxiety symptoms independent of population density, area deprivation levels, socio-demographics, and health profiles. There was limited evidence that greenspace was related to the change of anxiety symptoms over time. No association with anxiety trajectories was found when considering distance to nearest greenspace (proximity), highlighting potentially differential mental health effects of simply having access to local parks and recreation areas versus living in areas of greater natural environment land cover. These findings have important implications for mental health intervention and policymaking. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Nuffield Foundation | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | UKRI | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wellcome Trust | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 102897- | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 77, article 102897 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102897 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WEL/FR-00002258 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ES/S002588/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 221400/Z/20/Z | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 205407/Z/16/Z | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/130535 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0001-9404-5936 (Wheeler, Benedict W) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 7102860699 (Wheeler, Benedict W) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Greenspace | en_GB |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nature | en_GB |
dc.subject | Panel data | en_GB |
dc.title | Urban greenspace and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 20-month follow up of 19,848 participants in England | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-26T09:33:33Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1353-8292 | |
exeter.article-number | 102897 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Elsevier via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability: Data will be made available on request | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Health & Place | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Health & Place, 77 | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-08-10 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-08-18 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-08-26T09:22:21Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-08-26T09:34:23Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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