SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Benefits of Outdoor Sports for Society. A Systematic Literature Review and Reflections on Evidence.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06190327 (Effects of a Blended Indoor and Outdoor Physical Exercise Program on Depressive Symptoms in Hong Kong Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of a Blended Indoor and Outdoor Physical Exercise Program on Depressive Symptoms in Hong Kong Older Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Psychosocial and Physiological Health Outcomes of Green Exercise in Children and Adolescents-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
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- How human health and well-being depends on healthy marine habitats in the Mediterranean: A review.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Blended learning in physical education: application and motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The effects of musical practice on the well-being, mental health and social support of student, amateur, and professional musicians in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
The combination of physical activity and being in nature is recognized as providing a range of significant benefits. The objective of this literature review was to compile an overview of the social benefits and costs associated with outdoor sports within the academic literature and to reflect on the quality of underlying evidence that supports the relationship. A systematic review was carried out with seven partners from different European countries, including Bulgaria, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. From a total of 17,560 studies identified, 133 studies were selected with relevant data extracted to standardized forms. The selected studies have been analyzed with qualitative research methods. A meta-analysis could not be conducted due to the heterogeneity of the study designs and outcome measures. As a result, the review gives an overview of the social impacts associated with outdoor sports which have been clustered to six broad categories: physical health, mental health and wellbeing, education and lifelong learning, active citizenship, crime reduction, and anti-social behavior, as well as additional benefits. The review furthermore revealed gaps in the evidence base which are especially notable in the long-term effects that outdoor sports can have on personal and social development.
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