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Tree Cover Surrounding Nursing Homes is Associated with Residents’ Depressive Symptoms

Publish date:: July 23, 2019

Key clinical point: Tree coverage of nursing homes is inversely associated with depressive symptoms among their residents.

Major finding: The average prevalence of depressive symptoms in nursing home residents was 9%.

Study details: A cross-sectional study of data for 9,186 nursing homes in the continental United States.

Disclosures: The investigators did not report any funding for this study or any conflicts of interest related to it.

Citation:

Browning MHEM et al. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2019;41:23-32.

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