Urban Green Space as a Tool for Cohesive and Healthy Urban Community

Stępień, Joanna

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71788-3_2

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“…They act favorably to combat symptoms of anxiety [ 18 ], having a positive effect on mental health and reducing stress [ 19 ]. They are also places that favor physical activity [ 20 , 21 ] and provide social spaces for individuals and communities [ 22 ]. These various protective factors have been highlighted in relation to general mortality and chronic diseases [ 11 ].…”

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Relationship between Urban Green Spaces and Cancer: A Scoping Review

Porcherie

Linn

Gall

et al. 2021

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This scoping study aims to explore the relationships between urban green spaces (UGSs) and the onset, remission and recovery of cancer. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews (protocol published in 2018). Eligibility criteria for papers were: (1) to be concerned with UGSs, (2) reporting effects of UGSs on cancer-related outcomes including direct or indirect measures, (3) reporting randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, case studies, observational studies, non-comparative studies, (4) in English or French. The search covered primary studies in the published and unpublished (grey) literatures searching by hand and electronic databases (MEDLINE, Green File, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and ScienceDirect). Among 1703 records screened by two reviewers independently, 29 were included for qualitative synthesis. We classify the cancers concerned and the effects reported i.e., protective effect, risk or without association. The most investigated cancers are bladder, breast and lung cancer. Our study also identified contributing factors and their mediating effects between UGSs and cancer. Even though the strength of the evidence of the associations between UGSs and cancer is still weak due to the low number of studies and their design, results highlight the wide variety of possible mediating factors between the use of green spaces and cancer occurrence, remission and/or prevention. Knowledge gaps and future research perspectives should be oriented to qualitative research on protective factors with an attention to equity in UGS access and use.

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Relationship between Urban Green Spaces and Cancer: A Scoping Review

Porcherie

Linn

Gall

et al. 2021

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“…They act favourably to combat symptoms of anxiety [18], having a positive effect on mental health and reducing stress [19]. They are also places that favour physical activity [20], [21] and provide social spaces for individuals and communities [22]. These various protective factors have been highlighted in relation to general mortality and chronic diseases [11].…”

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Relationship Between Urban Green Spaces and Cancer: A Scoping Review

Porcherie¹,

Linn²,

Gall³

et al. 2021

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This scoping study aims to explore the relationships between urban green spaces (UGSs) and cancer. We followed the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (protocol published in 2018). Eligibility criteria for papers were: 1) to be concerned with UGSs, 2) reporting effects of UGSs on cancer-related outcomes including direct or indirect measures, 3) reporting randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, case studies, observational studies, non-comparative studies, 4) in English or French. The search covered primary studies in the published and unpublished (grey) literatures searching by hand and electronic databases (MEDLINE, Green File, CINAHL and ScienceDirect). Among 1703 records screened by two reviewers independently, 29 were included for qualitative synthesis. We classify the cancers concerned and the effects reported i.e. protective effect, risk or without association. The most investigated cancers are bladder, breast and lung cancer. Our study also identified contributing factors and their mediating effects between UGSs and cancer. Results highlight the wide variety of possible mediating factors between the use of green spaces and cancer occurrence, remission and/or prevention. Knowledge gaps and future research perspectives should be oriented to qualitative research on protective factors, the role of mental health in recovering from cancer and health inequalities.

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