ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2020
Effect of changes in green spaces on mental health in older adults: a fixed effects analysis.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review on the associations between built environment and mental health among older people.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Use of Geographic Information Systems to Explore Associations between Neighborhood Attributes and Mental Health Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Green spaces, subjective health and depressed affect in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-country comparison of four European cohorts.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Pooled it
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- Neighborhood Built Environments and Health in Later Life: A Literature Review.Journal of aging and health · 2025Review
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- Current methodologies of greenspace exposure and mental health research-a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A Canonical Correlation Analysis Study on the Association Between Neighborhood Green Space and Residents' Mental Health.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Article
- The key values and factors identified by older adults to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour using co-production approaches: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Global Trends in Green Space and Senior Mental Health Studies: Bibliometric Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Inner Peace needs of male psychiatric patients in post-war Croatia are associated with their needs to clarify open issues in their life and their needs for forgiveness.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Associations of changes in neighbourhood walkability with changes in walking activity in older adults: a fixed effects analysis.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Association between neighbourhood characteristics and antidepressant use at older ages: a register-based study of urban areas in three European countries.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Article
- Land use mix and physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal study examining changes in land use mix in two Dutch cohorts.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- Virtual Reality Representations of Nature to Improve Well-Being amongst Older Adults: a Rapid Review.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2021Review
- Connections-between Daily Greenness Exposure and Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Green Space, and Walkability and Risk for Falls Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUrban green spaces have been linked to different health benefits, but longitudinal studies on the effect of green spaces on mental health are sparse and evidence often inconclusive. Our objective was to study the effect of changes in green spaces in the residential environment on changes in mental health using data with 10 years of follow-up (2004-2014).
methodsData from 3175 Dutch adults were linked to accessibility and availability measures of green spaces at three time points (2004/2011/2014). Mental health was measured with the Mental Health Inventory-5. Fixed effects analyses were performed to assess the effect of changes in green spaces on mental health.
resultsCross-sectional analysis of baseline data showed significant associations between Euclidean distances to the nearest green space and mental health, with an increase of 100 m correlating with a lower mental health score of approximately 0.5 (95% CI -0.87 to -0.12) on a 0-100 scale. Fixed effects models showed no evidence for associations between changes in green spaces and changes in mental health both for the entire sample as well as for those that did not relocate during follow-up.
conclusionsDespite observed cross-sectional correlations between the accessibility of green space in the residential environment and mental health, no evidence was found for an association between changes in green spaces and changes in mental health. If mental health and green spaces are indeed causally linked, then changes in green spaces in the Eindhoven area between 2004 and 2014 are not enough to produce a significant effect.
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