Van Den Bosch, Matilda
- Department of People and Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Annerstedt, Matilda; Östergren, P-O; Björk, Jonas; Grahn, Patrik; Skärbäck, Erik; Währborg, Peter
Conclusions: The results do not directly support the hypothesis of a preventive mental health effect by access to the green qualities. However, the additive effect of serene nature to physical activity contributed to better mental health at follow-up. This tendency was equal for both sexes, but statistically significant only for women. Objective landscape assessments may be important in detangling geographic determinants of health. This study stresses the importance of considering interaction effects when dealing with disorders of multifactorial background.
Environment; Population health; Stress; Salutogenic; GIS; Landscape assessment; Synergistic effect; Physical activity; GHQ12
BMC Public Health
2012, Volume: 12, number: 337
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
SDG5 Gender equality
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-337
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/56390