SynthesisHealth & place2024
A systematic review of audit tools for evaluating the quality of green spaces in mental health research.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Understanding the Link between Environmental Identity, Eco-anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Well-being.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
- Walkable Intelligent Parks: Can a Large Language Model Turn Urban Park Audit Findings into Actionable Recommendations?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Relationships between GPS-derived outdoor activity space ambient heat exposure, mental health, and salivary cortisol in a longitudinal, repeated measures sample of adult Detroiters.Research square · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review of the Bibliometrics and Methodological Research Used on Studies Focused on School Neighborhood Built Environment and the Physical Health of Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Urban green spaces and mental health: Findings from Uganda.Hygiene and environmental health advances · 2025Article
- Assessing the restorative effects of campus greeness on student depression: a comparative study across three distinct university campus type in Macau.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Outdoor physical activity is not associated with better mental health in a sample of predominantly Black people, but spending time in parks is.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2024Article
- Relationship between urban green space and mental health in older adults: mediating role of relative deprivation, physical activity, and social trust.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Research showing the relationship between exposure to green space and health has yielded conflicting results, possibly due to the oversight of green space quality in quantitative studies. This systematic review, guided by the PRISMA framework (registered under Prospero ID CRD42023279720), focused on audit tools for green space quality in mental health research. From 4028 studies, 13 were reviewed, with 77 % linking better mental health outcomes to higher green space quality. Eight tools, especially Public Open Space and Dillen et al. tools demonstrated strong correlations with mental health. Certain green space qualities like grass, pathways, and water elements showed positive health associations. Future research should aim for standardized quality metrics and robust methodologies to support causal inferences and efficient assessments.
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