ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
A Smartphone App for Improving Mental Health through Connecting with Urban Nature.
Article 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. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How can nature connectedness and behaviours for learning be deliberately developed in children, adolescents and young adults? A systematic literature review.Child and adolescent mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Digital Nature Interventions on Positive Psychological Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Does attention matter more than exposure? A pilot RCT of nature-based mindfulness for mental well-being and stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- "I know it will make me feel better": a grounded theory of sea gazing and well-being for women in midlife.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Social Cohesion, Mental Well-Being, and the Role of Smart Technology and Pet Ownership Among Social Housing Residents: Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Nature-Based Interventions in the UK: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Green Prescribing for Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Young Pregnant Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Passion for Outdoor Activities on Employee Well-Being Using Nature Connectedness as the Mediating Variable and Environmental Identity as the Moderating Variable.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Nature relatedness scale: Validity and reliability in the Persian context, factors constructing and influencing it.PloS one · 2023Article
- What is the impact of nature on human health? A scoping review of the literature.Journal of global health · 2022Article
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- Disconnected: What Can We Learn from Individuals with Very Low Nature Connection?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Social prescribing of nature therapy for adults with mental illness living in the community: A scoping review of peer-reviewed international evidence.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Wellbeing in Winter: Testing the Noticing Nature Intervention During Winter Months.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- When One Health Meets the United Nations Ocean Decade: Global Agendas as a Pathway to Promote Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on Human-Nature Relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mobile Apps That Promote Emotion Regulation, Positive Mental Health, and Well-being in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR mental health · 2021Review
- Finding the "Heart" in the Green: Conducting a Bibliometric Analysis to Emphasize the Need for Connecting Emotions with Biophilic Urban Planning.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- A natural experimental study of improvements along an urban canal: impact on canal usage, physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- 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
- Mapping urban greenspace use from mobile phone GPS data.PloS one · 2021Article
- An App for Classifying Personal Mental Illness at Workplace Using Fit Statistics and Convolutional Neural Networks: Survey-Based Quantitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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Abstract
In an increasingly urbanised world where mental health is currently in crisis, interventions to increase human engagement and connection with the natural environment are one of the fastest growing, most widely accessible, and cost-effective ways of improving human wellbeing. This study aimed to provide an evaluation of a smartphone app-based wellbeing intervention. In a randomised controlled trial study design, the app prompted 582 adults, including a subgroup of adults classified by baseline scores on the Recovering Quality of Life scale as having a common mental health problem (
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