Sammanfattning

This study investigated the relationship between self-rated human health and outdoor recreation, comparing three categories of Swedish outdoor recreationists. Data were obtained from three different surveys, concerning outdoor recreation in all of Sweden, outdoor recreation in southern Swedish forests and hunting in all of Sweden. The influence of outdoor recreation on health was measured by comparing self-rated health in the current situation with a hypothetical situation where the possibility for outdoor recreation was suggested to be removed. The removal resulted in a reduction of average self-rated health in all three samples. The average reduction was significantly different between the samples. The results in this paper suggest that methods usually used in medical research can also be useful in the context of measuring the influence of outdoor recreation on human health.

Nyckelord

EQVAS; forest; hunting; nature; public health; Sweden

Publicerad i

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2010, Volym: 25, nummer: 3, sidor: 234-244
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS

SLU författare

• Norman, Johan

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Van Den Bosch, Matilda

  • Institutionen för människa och samhälle, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Boman, Mattias

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Mattsson, Leif

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

Naturupplevelser och hälsa


UKÄ forskningsämne

Livsmedelsvetenskap
Skogsvetenskap
Miljömedicin och yrkesmedicin


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2010.485999

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/41545