Assessing the impact of blue and green spaces on mental health of disabled children
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15072209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Koorosh Aghabozorgi (0000-0002-2511-8836, Heriot-Watt University, corresponding author), Alexander Van Der Jagt (0000-0002-1365-5765, Heriot-Watt University), Simon Bell (0000-0002-9856-1169, Estonian University of Life Sciences), Caroline Brown (0000-0003-3701-6471, Heriot-Watt University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Pages | 103141 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Place (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-8292 • E-ISSN: 1873-2054 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103141 |
| PMID | 37951182 |
| OpenAlex | W4388517135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 69 |
During recent decades, there has been a growing consideration of the role of blue and green spaces on mental health of children, but there is insufficient attention in the literature to the mental health of children with disabilities. This paper presents an overview of the evidence on how blue and green spaces affect the mental health of children with various disabilities. A database search found twenty studies eligible for the review, after several consecutive screening stages. Most studies used a cross-sectional design and were carried out in Europe. The results consistently indicate that blue and green space can reduce emotional, behavioral, and social problems in disabled children. A protective association was found between the level of blue or greenness and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Moreover, in most of the studies there were no significant changes in the result after adjusting for socioeconomic confounders. Generally, there is an identified need for more short-term exposure studies in this area, focusing on the impact of landscape design elements on mental health of disabled children. The findings of this scoping review call on urban planners, health care workers and decision makers to consider appropriate measures and interventions providing more blue and green space exposure to disabled children
Anxiety · Confounding · Environmental health · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Socioeconomic status · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |