自然景观对老龄人群身心健康影响研究的荟萃分析

A Meta-analysis of Natural Landscape Effects on Physical and Mental Health of the Elderly Population

已有研究表明自然景观有利于提高老年人的身心健康水平。为系统评价自然景观对老年人的身心健康效益,检索Web of Science等数据库中已有相关研究文献,对筛选出的13篇相关研究文献共计841例样本进行荟萃分析。结果显示:与自然景观接触,在生理指标方面能够显著改善老年人的身体机能活动水平;在心理指标方面能够显著改善老年人的情绪状态、注意力及主观感知恢复性体验;欣赏型接触自然景观方式相比活动型接触自然景观方式在心理健康效益方面发挥更大作用。可为环境对人体健康效益相关的评价研究提供方法学的指导。

Existing studies show that natural landscape is conducive to improving the physical and mental health of the elderly people.To systematically evaluate the effects of natural landscape on physical and mental health of the elderly,this research,by searching existing relevant studies through the Web of Science and other databases,launches meta-analysis of 13 literature with total 841 samples.The results show that contact with natural landscape could significantly improve the physical activities of the elderly.In terms of the psychological indicators,it could markedly improve the emotional state,attention and subjective perception of restorative experience of the elderly.Static viewing contact with natural landscape plays a greater role in mental health benefits than activity type contact with natural landscape.The study might provide methodological guidance for the evaluation of environmental benefits to human health.