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ReviewDiscover mental health2025

Nature-based interventions for enhancing resilience in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Myrian Sze Nga Fan, William Ho Cheung Li, Laurie Long Kwan Ho, Kai Chow Choi, Lophina Phiri, Sara Pacchiani, Brigitta Antal, Clement Shek Kei Cheung, Daoud Kamal Abu Khaleel

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Review in Discover mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Myrian Sze Nga FanThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 831, Esther Lee Building, Hong Kong, China.
William Ho Cheung LiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 831, Esther Lee Building, Hong Kong, China. williamli@cuhk.edu.hk.
Laurie Long Kwan HoThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 831, Esther Lee Building, Hong Kong, China.
Kai Chow ChoiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 831, Esther Lee Building, Hong Kong, China.
Lophina PhiriThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 831, Esther Lee Building, Hong Kong, China.
Sara PacchianiUniversita Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Brigitta AntalKároli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary.
Clement Shek Kei CheungUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Daoud Kamal Abu KhaleelHong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite increasing interest in nature-based interventions (NBIs) for mental health, no or very few prior reviews have quantitatively synthesised their effects on children's resilience, a key developmental outcome. This study systematically reviews and meta-analyses available evidence following PRISMA guideline. The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane, Embase, Education Resources Information Center, Medline, APA PsycArticles, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science were searched from inception to November 28, 2024. For additional studies, Google Scholar and references from included studies were searched. The review included randomised clinical trials, controlled trials, and single-group pre-post studies reporting resilience. Findings not synthesised quantitatively were summarised narratively. A total of 13 articles involved 15 studies with 2,571 participants (mean age 15.57 years; range 13 to 17 years; 1315 [53%] female). Random-effect meta-analysis indicated significant moderate-to-large short-term effects of NBIs on children's resilience (standardised mean difference, 0.64; 95% confidence level, 0.36 to 0.91; p <.001). Substantial heterogeneity of intervention effects was observed (I

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ChildrenMental healthNature-based interventionsResilience

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PMID40699470
PMCPMC12287494

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