Apr 25, 2021
Gill Hubbard, Professor of Health Services Research at the University of the Highlands and Islands, is the lead author of the paper. She explained: “Our findings show that people who had their own personal outdoor space, such as a garden or patio, had better mental health during the pandemic than people who had no outside space or who had to share their outdoor space at home. The study also shows that people living in affluent areas had better mental health than those in deprived areas. Taken together, this shows that the effects of this pandemic are worse for people who do not live in homes with accessible gardens.”
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