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Exploring the Relationship between Greenery in Patients’ Living Spaces and Cognitive Health: A Study of Urban versus Rural Areas

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This research examined the relationship between greenery and the risk of dementia. When analyzing the association with the risk of dementia, we considered both greenery and open greenery(greenery with a clear view of the sky) within 500 meters of patients' homes using street view imagery. Also, we compared their associations with the relationship between the risk and greenery index of traditional satellite images. In the overall study area, a higher level of greenery was associated with a lower risk of dementia. However, high levels of both open greenery and EVI from satellite images were associated with a higher risk of dementia. The association patterns varied depending on geographic locations. In the rural area (Wonju-si, Gangwon-do), the correlation between overall greenery and the risk of dementia appeared similar to what was observed in the entire study area. However, in Seoul the relationship between greenery from street imagery and the risk of dementia was not statistically significant. Only in Eunpyoung-gu, Seoul, higher EVI was related to a lower risk of dementia, which differs from the patterns observed in the overall study area and rural areas. In rural areas, the relationship between overall greenery and the risk of dementia appeared stronger than urban areas. The open greenery indices derived from street imagery exhibited a stronger correlation with the risk of dementia in rural areas and the entire study area compared to those from satellite images.

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