Green perspectives for public health: a narrative review on the physiological effects of experiencing outdoor nature.
Green perspectives for public health: a narrative review on the physiological effects of experiencing outdoor nature.
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph110505445
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发表时间：
2014-05-19
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通讯作者：
Cervinka R
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作者：
Haluza D;Schönbauer R;Cervinka R
自然环境为人类的福祉、恢复和压力恢复提供了极大的潜力，就恒定负荷而言。越来越多的文献正在调查与自然接触对心理和生理健康的好处。到目前为止，还没有一份关于直接户外自然体验的生理健康结果及其改善公共健康的潜力的综合。我们感兴趣的是总结过去20年来调查体验自然的生理结果的研究结果，这些研究至少测量了一个生理参数。通过视频或照片、动物接触和木材作为建筑材料的室内或模拟自然暴露的影响的研究被排除在进一步的分析之外。由于网络文学研究提供了不适合定量综合方法的异质数据，我们描述性地总结和叙述性地综合了研究。程序一开始有1187个书目。发表在国际同行评议期刊上的英文研究文章调查了自然户外环境对人类的影响。我们通过测量20个不同的生理参数，确定了17篇关于自然影响的相关文章。我们将这些参数分配给四个身体系统中的一个：大脑活动、心血管系统、内分泌系统和免疫功能。这些研究主要报道了直接和积极的影响，然而，我们的分析显示了关于结果意义的不同结果。大多数研究是在日本进行的，基于相当小的样本，主要是以男性学生为参与者的横断面设计。总体而言，我们的叙述性回顾对户外自然对生理参数的影响提供了一个模棱两可的说明。然而，大多数研究报告了显著的积极影响。在所有的身体系统中，都发现了大自然的协调效应，尤其是对生理应激反应的影响。从公共卫生的角度来看，利用自然在促进健康、疾病预防和基于自然的治疗方面的益处的跨学科工作应该得到优化，以便最终减少单一学科研究的特定方法限制。
Natural environments offer a high potential for human well-being, restoration and stress recovery in terms of allostatic load. A growing body of literature is investigating psychological and physiological health benefits of contact with Nature. So far, a synthesis of physiological health outcomes of direct outdoor nature experiences and its potential for improving Public Health is missing. We were interested in summarizing the outcomes of studies that investigated physiological outcomes of experiencing Nature measuring at least one physiological parameter during the last two decades. Studies on effects of indoor or simulated Nature exposure via videos or photos, animal contact, and wood as building material were excluded from further analysis. As an online literature research delivered heterogeneous data inappropriate for quantitative synthesis approaches, we descriptively summarized and narratively synthesized studies. The procedure started with 1,187 titles. Research articles in English language published in international peer-reviewed journals that investigated the effects of natural outdoor environments on humans by were included. We identified 17 relevant articles reporting on effects of Nature by measuring 20 different physiological parameters. We assigned these parameters to one of the four body systems brain activity, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, and immune function. These studies reported mainly direct and positive effects, however, our analyses revealed heterogeneous outcomes regarding significance of results. Most of the studies were conducted in Japan, based on quite small samples, predominantly with male students as participants in a cross-sectional design. In general, our narrative review provided an ambiguous illustration of the effects outdoor nature exerted on physiological parameters. However, the majority of studies reported significant positive effects. A harmonizing effect of Nature, especially on physiological stress reactions, was found across all body systems. From a Public Health perspective, interdisciplinary work on utilizing benefits of Nature regarding health promotion, disease prevention, and nature-based therapy should be optimized in order to eventually diminish given methodological limitations from mono-disciplinary studies.
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph110101176
发表时间：
2014-01-20
影响因子：
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作者：
Haluza D;Simic S;Höltge J;Cervinka R;Moshammer H
通讯作者：
Moshammer H
影响因子：
4.5
作者：
Annerstedt M;Ostergren PO;Björk J;Grahn P;Skärbäck E;Währborg P
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10.3390/ijerph10041250
发表时间：
2013-03-26
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
6.4
作者：
Gathright, John;Yamada, Yozo;Morita, Miyako
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影响因子：
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作者：
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Barton, Hugh