Does green space matter? Exploring relationships between green space type and health indicators

A Akpinar, C Barbosa-Leiker, KR Brooks - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study explores whether general specification or specific types of green spaces are
associated with mental and general health. A sample of 5,148 respondents from the …

Effects of natural environment on mental health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

MM Hossain, A Sultana, P Ma, Q Fan, R Sharma… - 2020 - osf.io
Objectives: To synthesize the evidence on the effects of exposure to natural environment on
mental health to inform future policymaking, practice, and research. Methods: A systematic …

The mental health benefits of purposeful activities in public green spaces in urban and semi-urban neighbourhoods: A mixed-methods pilot and proof of concept study

PA Coventry, C Neale, A Dyke, R Pateman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Access and exposure to public green space might be critical to health promotion and
prevention of mental ill health. However, it is uncertain if differential health and mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing nature and participant experience in studies of nature exposure for positive mental health: An integrative review

MR Barnes, ML Donahue, CM Shorb… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A growing number of studies demonstrate significant associations between nature
experiences and positive mental health outcomes (eg, improved mood, decreased stress) …

Association of urban green space with mental health and general health among adults in Australia

T Astell-Burt, X Feng - JAMA network open, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recent studies indicate that living near more green space may support mental
and general health and may also prevent depression. However, most studies are cross …

[HTML][HTML] Green spaces exposure and the risk of common psychiatric disorders: A meta-analysis

Y Zhang, T Wu, H Yu, J Fu, J Xu, L Liu, C Tang… - SSM-Population Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the effects of green spaces exposure on common psychiatric disorders.
Methods PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and MEDLINE were screened and articles …

Research and Prospect of Green Space from the Perspective of Public Mental Health

XIN Yuzheng, LU Wei, SUN Peijin - Landscape Architecture, 2022 - lalavision.com
As mental health and well-being are crucial public health issues around the world, the
planning and design of green space for promoting mental health have become a key to …

Perceived greenness at home and at university are independently associated with mental health

AKF Loder, AR Schwerdtfeger, MNM Van Poppel - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Previous studies reported positive associations between perceived
neighborhood greenness and mental health. There has been a focus on perceived …

The association between green space and mental health varies across the lifecourse. A longitudinal study

T Astell-Burt, R Mitchell, T Hartig - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2014 - jech.bmj.com
Background Epidemiological studies on green space and health have relied almost
exclusively on cross-sectional designs, restricting understanding on how this relationship …

Quality of and access to green space in relation to psychological distress: results from a population-based cross-sectional study as part of the EURO-URHIS 2 project

D Pope, R Tisdall, J Middleton, A Verma… - … European Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Psychological distress (PD)(mental ill-health) has a frequency between 5 and
25% in urban populations, and there is mounting evidence that access to green space might …