Mental health benefits of nature-based recreation: a systematic review

Lackey, N. Qwynne; Tysor, Deborah A.; McNay, G. David; Joyner, Leah; Baker, Kensey H.; Hodge, Camilla J.

doi:10.1080/11745398.2019.1655459

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“…Lastly, we excluded 107 articles which did not meet at least one of our criteria and included 20 articles in this umbrella review (see Figure 1). [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]…”

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“…A majority of the recruited articles (n = 13) were systematic narrative reviews, [22][23][24][26][27][28]31,34,[36][37][38][39] and remaining articles were meta-analytic reviews (see Table 2). 21,25,29,30,32,33,35,40 .…”

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“…The quality evaluation of the reviews found no study with low quality, six studies with medium quality, 24,[27][28][29]38,40 and remaining 14 studies with high methodological quality (see Supplemental File 1). [21][22][23]25,26,[30][31][32][33][35][36][37]39…”

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“…All the included systematic reviews and meta-analyses represent primary studies that were conducted mainly in North America, Europe, and Oceania. Nine reviews had at least one study from Asia, 21,25,26,[28][29][30]35,36,40 whereas only two reviews had at least one study from Central or Latin America 22,29 , and only one study included a primary study from South Africa. 23 Seven reviews included no primary study from Central or Latin America, Africa, or Asia.…”

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

Hossain¹,

Sultana²,

Ma³

et al. 2020

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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 search of nine major databases and additional sources were conducted using relevant keywords for the natural environment and mental health till November 2019. We included systematic reviews or meta-analyses reporting any measures of associations between the natural environment and mental health. The data on study characteristics and research findings were extracted using the JBI data extraction tool and synthesized narratively.Results: Twenty reviews were included in this umbrella review reporting both correlational and experimental studies. Among diverse population groups, the exposure to the natural environment was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms, anxiety, mood disorders, stress, cognitive and emotional functions, affect, happiness, and overall mental wellbeing. Conclusions: The findings of this review inform beneficial mental health outcomes associated with exposure to the natural environment. This umbrella review suggests collaborative policymaking, advanced research, and evidence-based practice protecting the natural environment and improving mental health across populations.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Recruited Studiesmentioning

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

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Ma³

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“…Non-motorized outdoor recreation has a significant impact on job creation, economic growth, and human health. Out-door recreation means mental and physical participation in natural settings like wild land [46]. The contribution of wildland or non-motorized out-door recreation on job creation and mental health has been emphasized where we emphasized green space and its benefits on elderly mental health linked to self-esteem.…”

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Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

Rahman¹,

Pan²,

Shorkar³

2020

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Green public space immensely provides ecological soundness (ES), social resilience, social inclusiveness, mental health, self-esteem, and cultural prosperity from privileged class to lower ones. This research aims at estimating the effect of social services, safety, and infrastructural amenity in green space (parks) on mental health building self-esteem for elderly population. Data were collected from four parks out of 21 in Dhaka selected by systematic random sampling. Two-hundred and three elderly participants were picked up for survey using snowball sampling. The survey was conducted in a pre-structured questionnaire consisted of 40 close-ended questions. Data was analyzed applying ordinal logistic model, multivariate regression analysis, and Partial Least Square (PLS) -Path Modeling. The study explored several key findings-1) Infrastructural amenities impacted social services of parks; 2) Social services contributed positively to mental health boosting up self-esteem for elderly population. 3) Likewise, mental health for elderly population was affected by safety measure of green space. Dhaka requires constructing age-friendly parks to promote elderly mental health.

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The nature space. A reflexive thematic analysis of therapists' experiences of 1:1 nature‐based counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people: Exploring perspectives on the influence of nature within the therapeutic process

Lane

Reed

2022

Couns and Psychother Res

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Nature-based therapy is a developing and integrative field of practice in counselling and psychotherapy, influenced by a diverse range of therapeutic approaches (Nash, 2020), and is typically, but not always, practised in an outdoor setting. The field of practice is yet to develop clearly defined nomenclature, with a diverse range of terms currently used (Revell et al., 2014). In addition to therapist-led oneto-one counselling and psychotherapy, the field includes ecotherapy and eco-psychotherapy as well as nature-based therapeutic interventions (e.g. adventure, wilderness, horticultural, woodland and animal-assisted) often led by other professionals, in groups and of longer duration than the therapy hour (Jordan, 2015).The focus of the present study is on the subset of practice offering one-to-one nature-based counselling and psychotherapy sessions with children and young people (CYP), in a typical therapy hour, with a qualified therapist. The term "nature-based therapy" is used to refer to this specific practice, recognising that this is not an agreed, delineated term nor usually restricted to this context. "Therapists" is used to refer collectively to CYP psychotherapists and counsellors and play therapists practising this approach.There are good reasons to think that nature could be supportive of therapeutic processes. A meta-analysis by McMahan and Estes (2015) concluded that nature exposure consistently promotes decreases in negative affect and increases in positive affect (see also Lackey et al., 2019). The measurable psychological construct of nature connectedness (Richardson et al., 2019) has been linked with improved emotional regulation (Richardson & McEwan, 2018), to reduced anxiety and depression, and increased happiness and life sat-

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Mental health benefits of nature-based recreation: a systematic review

Cited by 121 publications

References 52 publications

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

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

Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

The nature space. A reflexive thematic analysis of therapists' experiences of 1:1 nature‐based counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people: Exploring perspectives on the influence of nature within the therapeutic process

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