articleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthAug 17, 2020GOLD OA

COVID-19 Lockdown: Housing Built Environment’s Effects on Mental Health

AAAndrea AmerioABAndrea BrambillaAMAlessandro MorgantiAAAndrea AgugliaDBDavide Bianchi

Tufts University · Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic on 11 March, severe lockdown measures have been adopted by the Italian Government. For over two months of stay-at-home orders, houses became the only place where people slept, ate, worked, practiced sports, and socialized. As consolidated evidence exists on housing as a determinant of health, it is of great interest to explore the impact that COVID-19 response-related lockdown measures have had on mental health and well-being. We conducted a large web-based survey on 8177 students from a university institute in Milan, Northern Italy, one of the regions most heavily hit by the pandemic in…

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  • Mental health
  • Pandemic
  • Public health
  • Environmental health
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Epidemiology
  • Depression (economics)
  • Government (linguistics)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable cities and communities
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