Giovanna Fancello, Sorbonne University, INSERM

Abstract

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among the health problems, depression is a serious mental health disorder that can have a significant impact on individual's well-being and quality of life. Individual factors and urban environments play an important role for psychological well-being, depression and stress. However, how the daily experienced urban environment is related to mental well-being remains an open question. To address this issue, my recent research has focused on investigating how microscale urban environments (such as the design of urban and living spaces), travel modes, and daily activities impact momentary well-being in elderly individuals. This was achieved by combining data from GPS trackers, smartphone questionnaires on mental health, socio-economic surveys, and geographic information on daily exposure environments, using a Geographically explicit Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) approach. Results from the HANC-Mindmap project will be presented.