Outdoor green space exposure and brain health measures related to Alzheimer's disease: a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Summarise studies of outdoor green space exposure and brain health measures related to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD), and determine scientific gaps for future research.

Design

Rapid review of primary research studies.

Methods and outcomes

PubMed, Embase and Web of Science Core Collection were searched for articles meeting the criteria published on/before 13 February 2020. The review excluded papers not in English, focused on transient states (eg, mental fatigue) or not using individual-level measures of brain health (eg, average school test scores). Brain health measures of interest included cognitive function, clinical diagnosis of cognitive impairment/dementia/ADRD and brain biomarkers such as those from MRI, measures typically associat

SUBMITTER: Besser L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8098949 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature