Mechanisms of Impact of Blue Spaces on Human Health: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Blue spaces have been found to have significant salutogenic effects. However, little is known about the mechanisms and pathways that link blue spaces and health. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarise the evidence and quantify the effect of blue spaces on four hypothesised mediating pathways: physical activity, restoration, social interaction and environmental factors. Following the PRISMA guidelines, a literature search was conducted using six databases (PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EBSCOHOST/CINAHL). Fifty studies were included in our systematic review. The overall quality of the included articles, evaluated with the Qualsyst tool, was judged to be very good, as no mediating pathway had an average article quality lower than

SUBMITTER: Georgiou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967635 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature