Greenness and chronic respiratory health issues: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) individuals worldwide has been continuously increasing. Numerous studies have shown that greenness can improve chronic respiratory health issues through different mechanisms, with inconsistent evidence. By quantitatively summarizing existing studies, our purpose is to determine the connection between greenness exposure and various chronic respiratory health.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search on PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science core databases to identify relevant studies on the correlation between greenness exposure and chronic respiratory health issues. Studies published up to January 2023 were included in the search. The study used the most frequent indicator (normalized difference vegetation index [ND

SUBMITTER: Tang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10732026 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature