Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: A cross-sectional study in four european cities

Health and Place

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-15

  Van den Berg, Magdalena ^a   Van Poppel, Mireille ^a,i   Van Kamp, Irene ^b   Andrusaityte, Sandra ^g   Balseviciene, Birute ^g   Cirach, Marta ^d,e,f   Danileviciute, Asta ^g   Ellis, Naomi ^c   Hurst, Gemma ^c   Masterson, Daniel ^c   Smith, Graham ^c   Triguero Mas, Margarita ^d,e,f   Uzdanaviciute, Inga ^g   Wit, Puck de ^a   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Gidlow, Christopher ^c   Grazuleviciene, Regina ^g   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^d,e,f   Kruize, Hanneke ^b   Maas, Jolanda ^a,h  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^g VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^h VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Mental health; Natural environment; Visits to green spaces; Vitality

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREENSPACE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GREEN SPACE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VITALITY; ADOLESCENT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL SCIENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954319303     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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