ReviewPerspectives in public health2023
Exploring the benefits of nature-based interventions in socio-economically deprived communities: a narrative review of the evidence to date.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Nature-Based Interventions for Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Pooled it
- Community gardening as a conduit for bolstering wellbeing, employment, education and volunteering in vulnerable communities: a feasibility study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Nature-Based Interventions for Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review with Random-Effects Meta-Analysis of Mental Health and Functional Outcomes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring a Mediation Model of Nature Exposure and Quality of Life: The Roles of Nature-Based and Overall Physical Activity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- GPs' views on green social prescribing in Scotland: analysis of a national cross-sectional survey.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Nature's heart: a scoping review of the impact of nature-based interventions for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Fostering early adolescent health and planetary well-being through nature: a Delphi study on nature-based literacy.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Nature-based mind-body intervention for test anxiety in adolescents: a feasibility study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Nature-based interventions for individual, collective and planetary wellbeing: A protocol for a scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Move to Flow: The Benefits and Barriers of a Physical Activity Nature-Based Pilot Programme.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Green social prescribing: challenges and opportunities to implementation in deprived areas.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimSocio-economic deprivation encompasses the relative disadvantage experienced by individuals or communities in relation to financial, material or social resources. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) are a public health approach that promote sustainable, healthy communities through engagement with nature and show potential to address inequalities experienced by socio-economically deprived communities. This narrative review aims to identify and evaluate the benefits of NBIs in socio-economically deprived communities.
methodA systematic literature search of six electronic publication databases (APA PsycInfo, CENTRAL, CDSR, CINAHL, Medline and Web of Science) was conducted on 5 February 2021 and repeated on 30 August 2022. In total, 3852 records were identified and 18 experimental studies (published between 2015 and 2022) were included in this review.
resultsInterventions including therapeutic horticulture, care farming, green exercise and wilderness arts and craft were evaluated in the literature. Key benefits were observed for cost savings, diet diversity, food security, anthropometric outcomes, mental health outcomes, nature visits, physical activity and physical health. Age, gender, ethnicity, level of engagement and perception of environment safety influenced the effectiveness of the interventions.
conclusionResults demonstrate there are clear benefits of NBIs on economic, environmental, health and social outcomes. Further research including qualitative analyses, more stringent experimental designs and use of standardised outcome measures is recommended.
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