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Browsing Articles (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) – Campus Mar) by Subject "Nature"

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  • A call for urgent action to safeguard our planet and our health in line with the helsinki declaration
    Halonen, Jaana I.; Kogevinas, Manolis; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria (Elsevier, 2021)
    In 2015, the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission launched a report introducing a novel approach called Planetary Health and proposed a concept, a strategy and a course of action. To discuss the concept of Planetary ...
  • Credibility of the evidence on green space and human health: an overview of meta-analyses using evidence grading approaches
    Xie, Yuting; Dadvand, Payam; Yang, Bo-Yi (Elsevier, 2024)
    Background: Green space is an important part of the human living environment, with many epidemiological studies estimating its impact on human health. However, no study has quantitatively assessed the credibility of the ...
  • Exploring mechanisms underlying the relationship between the natural outdoor environment and health and well-being - Results from the PHENOTYPE project
    Kruize, Hanneke; Kamp, Irene van; Berg, Magdalena van den; Kempen, Elise van; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Ruijsbroek, Annemarie; Swart, Wim; Maas, Jolanda; Gidlow, Christopher J.; Smith, Graham; Ellis, Naomi; Hurst, Gemma; Masterson, Daniel; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Cirach, Marta; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Hazel, Peter van den; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Despite the large number of studies on beneficial effects of the natural outdoor environment (NOE) on health, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Objective: This study explored the relations ...
  • Exposure to greenspace and birth weight in a middle-income country
    Torres Toda, Maria; Miri, Mohammad; Alonso, Lucia; Gómez-Roig, María Dolores; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2020)
    An emerging body of evidence has associated exposure to greenspace during pregnancy with improved fetal growth; however, all available studies have been conducted in high-income countries and the available evidence evaluating ...
  • Exposure to natural environments during pregnancy and birth outcomes in 11 European birth cohorts
    Torres Roda, Maria; Fossati, Serena; de Castro, Montserrat; Fernandes, Amanda; Roumeliotaki, Theano; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vafeiadi, Marina, 1983-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Vrijheid, Martine; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2022)
    Research suggests that maternal exposure to natural environments (i.e., green and blue spaces) promotes healthy fetal growth. However, the available evidence is heterogeneous across regions, with very few studies on the ...
  • Greenspace and health, wellbeing, physical activity, and development in children and adolescents: an overview of the systematic reviews
    Zare Sakhvidi, Mohammad Javad; Mehrparvar, Amir Houshang; Sakhvidi, Fariba Zare; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2023)
    The evidence on the beneficial association of greenspace exposure and mental and physical health and wellbeing of children and adolescents is accumulating. We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for ...
  • Greenspace exposure and children behavior: A systematic review
    Zare Sakhvidi, Mohammad Javad; Knobel, Pablo; Bauwelinck, Mariska; Keijzer, Carmen de, 1992-; Boll, Lilian Marie; Spano, Giuseppina; Ubalde López, Mònica, 1972-; Sanesi, Giovanni; Mehrparvar, Amir Houshang; Jacquemin Leonard, Bénédicte; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2022)
    We systematically reviewed the existing evidence (until end of November 2021) on the association between long-term exposure to greenspace and behavioral problems in children according to the PRISMA 2020. The review finally ...
  • Helsinki by nature: the nature step to respiratory health
    Haahtela, Tari; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Billo, Nils E. (BioMed Central, 2019)
    Background: The Nature Step to Respiratory Health was the overarching theme of the 12th General Meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) in Helsinki, August 2018. New approaches are needed ...
  • Long-term exposure to greenspace and anxiety from preschool and primary school children
    Osa, Nuria de la; Navarro, Jose-Blas; Penelo, Eva; Valentín, Antònia; Ezpeleta, Lourdes; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2024)
    Exposure to greenspace has been associated with mental health benefits in children; however, the available evidence for such an association with anxiety is still scarce. This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate that ...
  • Mechanisms underlying the associations between different types of nature exposure and sleep duration: An 18-country analysis
    Martin, Leanne; White, Mathew P.; Elliott, Lewis R.; Grellier, James; Astell-Burt, Thomas; Bratman, Gregory N.; Lima, Maria L.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Ojala, Ann; Roiko, Anne; Roiko, Anne; van den Bosch, Matilda A.; Fleming, Lora E. (Elsevier, 2024)
    Whilst green space has been linked to healthier sleep outcomes, the roles of specific types of nature exposure, potential underlying mechanisms, and between-country variations in nature-sleep associations have received ...
  • More green, less lonely? A longitudinal cohort study
    Astell-Burt, Thomas; Hartig, Terry; Eckermann, Simon; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; McMunn, Anne; Frumkin, Howard; Fenq, Xiaoqi (Oxford University Press, 2022)
    Background: Urban greening may reduce loneliness by offering opportunities for solace, social reconnection and supporting processes such as stress relief. We (i) assessed associations between residential green space and ...
  • Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework
    Marselle, Melissa R.; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Bonn, Aletta (Elsevier, 2021)
    Biodiversity is a cornerstone of human health and well-being. However, while evidence of the contributions of nature to human health is rapidly building, research into how biodiversity relates to human health remains limited ...
  • Protective effect of restorative possibilities on cognitive function and mental health in children and adolescents: A scoping review including the role of physical activity
    Dzhambov, Angel M.; Julvez, Jordi; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Kamp, Irene van (Elsevier, 2023)
    Background The exposome approach can be a powerful tool for understanding the intertwining of social, physical, and internal influences that shape mental health and cognitive development throughout childhood. To distil ...
  • Residential green spaces and mortality: a systematic review
    Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Martínez Muriano, David; Dadvand, Payam; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Plasència, Antoni; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: A number of studies have associated natural outdoor environments with reduced mortality but there is no systematic review synthesizing the evidence. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically review the available ...
  • Residential greenspace and lung function decline over 20 years in a prospective cohort: The ECRHS study
    Markevych, Iana; Dadvand, Payam; García Aymerich, Judith; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Heinrich, Joachim (Elsevier, 2023)
    Background: The few studies that have examined associations between greenspace and lung function in adulthood have yielded conflicting results and none have examined whether the rate of lung function decline is affected. ...
  • Residential surrounding greenspace and mental health in three spanish areas
    Torres Toda, Maria; Anabitarte Riol, Asier; Cirach, Marta; Estarlich, Marisa; Fernández-Somoano, Ana; González-Safont, Llúcia; Guxens Junyent, Mònica; Julvez, Jordi; Riaño, Isolina; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Dadvand, Payam (MDPI, 2020)
    Exposure to greenspace has been related to improved mental health, but the available evidence is limited and findings are heterogeneous across different areas. We aimed to evaluate the associations between residential ...

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