Trial reportBioMed research international2015
The Effect of Park and Urban Environments on Coronary Artery Disease Patients: A Randomized Trial.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Is altitude a determinant of the health benefits of nature exposure? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Tracking Restoration of Park and Urban Street Settings in Coronary Artery Disease Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Trial
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- Spatiotemporal effects of urban micro-scale built environment on cardiovascular diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between exposure to greenspace and ECG abnormalities in China: a nationwide longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Spatial analysis of the impact of urban built environment on cardiovascular diseases: a case study in Xixiangtang, China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Middle-Aged and Young People's Perspectives on Healthy Aging Through Exercise: Environmental, Psychosocial, and Individual Factors With the Photovoice Method.Journal of aging research · 2024Article
- Scientometric Analysis of The Relationship between a Built Environment and Cardiovascular Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effects of Urban Green Space on Depressive Symptoms of Mid-Aged and Elderly Urban Residents in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Hierarchy of Walking Needs and the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Becoming One with Nature: A Nature Intervention for Individuals Living with Cancer Participating in a Ten-Week Group Exercise and Wellness Program.International journal of exercise science · 2021Article
- Neighborhood Social and Built Environment and Disparities in the Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Residential Greenness and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, Readmission, and Mortality.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Environmental Quality Perceptions and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of Citizens of Kaunas, Lithuania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- A Longitudinal Examination of the Social-Ecological Correlates of Exercise in Men and Women Following Cardiac Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- The Application of Wearable Technology to Quantify Health and Wellbeing Co-benefits From Urban Wetlands.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy: A State-of-the-Art Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Review
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Abstract
aimTo test the hypothesis that walking in a park has a greater positive effect on coronary artery disease (CAD) patients' hemodynamic parameters than walking in an urban environment.
methodsTwenty stable CAD patients were randomized into two groups: 30-minute walk on 7 consecutive days in either a city park or busy urban street. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was employed to study short-term (30 min) and cumulative changes (following 7 consecutive days of exposure) in resting hemodynamic parameters in different environments.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences in the baseline and peak exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), exercise duration, or HR recovery in urban versus park exposure groups. Seven days of walking slightly improved all hemodynamic parameters in both groups. Compared to baseline, the city park group exhibited statistically significantly greater reductions in HR and DBP and increases in exercise duration and HR recovery. The SBP and DBP changes in the urban exposed group were lower than in the park exposed group.
conclusionsWalking in a park had a greater positive effect on CAD patients' cardiac function than walking in an urban environment, suggesting that rehabilitation through walking in green environments after coronary events should be encouraged.
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