SynthesisFrontiers in public health2025
Effects of urban green exercise on mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of green exercise on mental health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of green exercise on mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Outdoor Physical Activities on the Health of Pregnant Women: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Urban environmental exposure as a factor in adaptive neuromodulation: a conceptual framework.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Outcome measurement in blue space and depression-related research: a systematic review and exploratory methodological evidence synthesis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Green exercise and kinesiophobia among Chinese adolescents: the mediating role of self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Green exercise, nature connectedness, and academic burnout: a psychological study based on Chinese university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
As global urbanization accelerates, concerns regarding the mental health of urban residents have become increasingly prominent. Urban green exercise, a non-pharmacological intervention integrating exposure to nature with physical activity, has gained considerable attention due to its potential mental health benefits. However, systematic evidence synthesizing the specific effects and underlying mechanisms of urban green exercise on mental health remains limited. Following strict adherence to PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches of PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web Of Science identified 15 RCTs involving urban green spaces, comprising 980 participants aged 18 years and older. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Cochrane RoB 2.0 tool. Meta-analysis using standardized mean difference (SMD) was conducted using Stata 17.0, while subgroup and regression analyses were performed to explore moderating factors, including intervention period, frequency, duration per session, exercise intensity (METs), and gender. A moderate and statistically significant positive impact of urban green exercise on mental health was found (SMD = -0.40; 95% CI = -0.56 to -0.25;
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