Open AccessEffect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults
Author(s) -
Eugenia C. South,
Bernadette Hohl,
Michelle C. Kondo,
John M. MacDonald,
Charles C. Branas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0298
Subject(s) - mental health , psychological intervention , socioeconomic status , medicine , greening , environmental health , intervention (counseling) , cluster (spacecraft) , demography , gerontology , population , psychiatry , sociology , political science , computer science , law , programming language
Key Points Question Does the greening of vacant urban land reduce self-reported poor mental health in community-dwelling adults? Findings In this cluster randomized trial of urban greening and mental health, 110 randomly sampled vacant lot clusters were randomly assigned to 3 study groups. Among 342 participants included in the analysis, feeling depressed significantly decreased by 41.5% and self-reported poor mental health showed a reduction of 62.8% for those living near greened vacant lots compared with control participants. Meaning The remediation of vacant and dilapidated physical environments, particularly in resource-limited urban settings, can be an important tool for communities to address mental health problems, alongside other patient-level treatments.
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