ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2018
Gardening for health: a regular dose of gardening.
Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of gardening activities on domains of health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of gardening on well-being, mental health, and quality of life: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Community Garden Initiatives Addressing Health and Well-Being Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Infodemiology Aspects, Outcomes, and Target Populations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Life expectancy of UK physicians in the early 21st century: An analysis of 1,000 fellows from the Royal College of Physicians' Munk's Roll.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2026Observational
- Associations between home gardening and obstructive sleep apnoea: role of behavioural factors in the COMmunity-based Behaviour and Attitude Study in Tuvalu (COMBAT).Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Indoor hydroponic vegetable gardening to improve mental health and quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Gardening activity and its relationship to mental health: Understudied and untapped in low-and middle-income countries.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Sustainable and Active Program-Development and Application of SAVING Methodology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Gardening can relieve human stress and boost nature connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2022Article
- Fruit and vegetable consumption during the COVID-19 lockdown in Sri Lanka: an online survey.Nutrire : revista de Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentacao e Nutricao = journal of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition · 2022Article
- Older phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation patients engaged in gardening maintained physical function during the COVID-19 pandemic.Heart and vessels · 2022Article
- Production of Vegetables and Artichokes Is Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Mortality: An Ecological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effects of Types of Horticultural Activity on the Physical and Mental State of Elderly Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Optimising clinical practice to support a sustainable NHS.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2018Article
- Yoga Practice and Choices of Foods, Physical Activity, and Leisure: A Convenience Sampling Survey from India.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
There is increasing evidence that exposure to plants and green space, and particularly to gardening, is beneficial to mental and physical health, and so could reduce the pressure on NHS services. Health professionals should therefore encourage their patients to make use of green space and to work in gardens, and should pressure local authorities to increase open spaces and the number of trees, thus also helping to counteract air pollution and climate change.
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