The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Urban Environment and Mental Health: The Role of Air Pollution
3.2. Urban Environment and Mental Health: Focus on Migrant Populations Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Author (Year) [Reference] | Article Type | Study Design (for Studies with Human Sample) |
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Bodrud-Doza et al. (2020) [14] (pp. 2, 6) | Original research | Cross-sectional survey |
Chakraborty et al. (2020) [17] (pp. 2, 5) | Review | Not applicable |
Wu et al. (2020) [34] (p. 4) | Original research | Cross-sectional study |
Conticini et al. (2020) [35] (p. 4) | Commentary | Not applicable |
Tosepu et al. (2020) [36] (p. 5) | Original research | Retrospective study |
Li et al. (2021) [37] (p. 4) | Original research | Not applicable (no human sample) |
Marazziti et al. (2021) [48] (p. 5) | Review | Not applicable |
Brancalion et al. (2020) [55] (p. 5) | Policy Forum | Not applicable |
Venter et al. (2020) [57] (p. 5) | Original study | Not applicable (no human sample) |
Sharma et al. (2020) [58] (p. 5) | Letter to the editor | Not applicable |
Amerio et al. (2020) [59] (p. 6) | Original research | Cross-sectional survey |
Zabini et al. (2020) [61] (p. 6) | Original research | Interventional study |
Ugolini et al. (2020) [62] (p. 6) | Original research | Cross-sectional survey |
Barouki et al. (2020) [64] (p. 6) | Review | Not applicable |
Author (Year) [Reference] | Article Type | Study Design (for Studies with Human Sample) |
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Aragona et al. (2020) [1] (pp. 1, 6, 7) | Research article | Naturalistic study |
Liu et al. (2020) [60] (p. 5) | Commentary | Not applicable |
Bhopal et al. (2020) [66] (p. 6) | Letter to the editor | Not applicable |
Ralli et al. (2020) [67] (pp. 6, 7) | Review | Not applicable |
Kluge et al. (2020) [72] (pp. 6, 7) | Letter to the editor | Not applicable |
Mukumbang et al. (2020) [73] (p. 6) | Review | Not applicable |
Page et al. (2020) [74] (p. 6) | Commentary | Not applicable |
Dalexis and Cenat (2020) [76] (p. 7) | Letter to the editor | Not applicable |
Kizilhan and Noll-Hussong [78] (2020) (p. 7) | Letter to the editor | Naturalistic study |
Rees et al. (2020) [79] (p. 7) | Review | Not applicable |
Endale et al. (2020) [81] (p. 7) | Experiential account | Experiential account |
Choudhari (2020) [82] (p. 7) | Review | Not applicable |
Liem et al. (2020) [83] (p. 7) | Letter to the editor | Not applicable |
Chander et al. (2020) [84] (pp. 7, 8) | Experiential account | Experiential account |
Espinel et al. (2020) [90] (p. 7) | Commentary | Not applicable |
Chan and Kuan (2020) [93] (p. 7) | Research article | Naturalistic study |
Barbato and Thomas (2020) [95] (pp. 7, 8) | Letter to the editor | Cross-sectional survey |
Fan et al. (2020) [96] (p. 8) | Research article | Retrospective study |
Kumar et al. (2020) [97] (p. 8) | Letter to the editor | Cross-sectional survey |
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Menculini, G.; Bernardini, F.; Attademo, L.; Balducci, P.M.; Sciarma, T.; Moretti, P.; Tortorella, A. The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3920. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083920
Menculini G, Bernardini F, Attademo L, Balducci PM, Sciarma T, Moretti P, Tortorella A. The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):3920. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083920
Chicago/Turabian StyleMenculini, Giulia, Francesco Bernardini, Luigi Attademo, Pierfrancesco Maria Balducci, Tiziana Sciarma, Patrizia Moretti, and Alfonso Tortorella. 2021. "The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3920. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083920