Manuela Tondelli, Annalisa Chiari, Giulia Vinceti, Chiara Galli, Simone Salemme, Tommaso Filippini, Chiara Carbone, Claudia Minafra, Claudia De Luca, Riccardo Prandi, Simona Tondelli, Giovanna Zamboni
OBJECTIVES: It is acknowledged that living in a green environment may help mental well-being and this may be especially true for vulnerable people. However, the relationship between greenness and neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia has not been studied/explored yet. METHODS: We collected clinical, neuropsychiatric, and residential data from subjects with dementia living in the province of Modena, Northern Italy. Neuropsychiatric symptoms were measured with the Neuropsychiatry Inventory, a questionnaire administered to the caregiver who assesses the presence and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations, agitation/aggression, dysphoria/depression, anxiety, euphoria/elation, apathy/indifference, disinhibition, irritability/lability, aberrant motor behaviors, sleep disturbances, and appetite/eating changes...
November 17, 2023: Environmental Research