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Mental Health Benefits of Long-Term Exposure to Residential
                Green and Blue Spaces: A Systematic Review

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Many studies conducted during the last decade suggest the mental
                health benefits of green and blue spaces. We aimed to
                systematically review the available literature on the long-term
                mental health benefits of residential green and blue spaces by
                including studies that used standardized tools or objective
                measures of both the exposures and the outcomes of interest. We
                followed the PRISMA statement guidelines for reporting
                systematic reviews and meta-analysis. In total 28 studies were
                included in the systematic review. We found limited evidence for
                a causal relationship between surrounding greenness and mental
                health in adults, whereas the evidence was inadequate in
                children. The evidence was also inadequate for the other
                exposures evaluated (access to green spaces, quality of green
                spaces, and blue spaces) in both adults and children. The main
                limitation was the limited number of studies, together with the
                heterogeneity regarding exposure assessment. Given the increase
                in mental health problems and the current rapid urbanization
                worldwide, results of the present systematic review should be
                taken into account in future urban planning. However, further
                research is needed to provide more consistent evidence and more
                detailed information on the mechanisms and the characteristics
                of the green and blue spaces that promote better mental health.
                We provide recommendations for future studies in order to
                provide consistent and evidence-based recommendations for policy
                makers.

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Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120404354

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
                Health, 2015, vol. 12, num. 4, p. 4354-4379

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Mental Health Benefits of Long-Term Exposure to Residential
                Green and Blue Spaces: A Systematic Review