Nutsford Daniel, Pearson Amber L, Kingham Simon, Reitsma Femke
University of Canterbury, Department of Geography, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Michigan State University, Department of Geography, 673 Auditorium Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; University of Otago, Department of Public Health, 23A Mein Street, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
Health Place. 2016 May;39:70-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.03.002. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
As urbanisation escalates globally, urban neighbourhood features which may improve physical and mental health are of growing importance. Using a cross-sectional survey of adults and the application of novel geospatial techniques, this study investigated whether increased visibility of nature (green and blue space) was associated with lower psychological distress (K10 scores), in the capital city of Wellington, New Zealand. To validate, we also tested whether visibility of blue space was associated missing teeth in the same sample. Cluster robust, linear regression models were fitted to test the association between visibility of nature and K10 scores, adjusted for age, sex, personal income, neighbourhood population density, housing quality, crime and deprivation. Higher levels of blue space visibility were associated with lower psychological distress (β=-0.28, p<0.001). Importantly, blue space visibility was not significantly associated with tooth loss. Further research is needed to confirm whether increased visibility of blue space could promote mental well-being and reduce distress in other cities.
随着全球城市化进程的加速，那些可能改善身心健康的城市邻里特征变得越来越重要。本研究采用对成年人的横断面调查并运用新颖的地理空间技术，调查了在新西兰首都惠灵顿，自然环境（绿色和蓝色空间）可见度的增加是否与较低的心理困扰（K10得分）相关。为了进行验证，我们还在同一样本中测试了蓝色空间可见度是否与缺牙有关。采用聚类稳健线性回归模型来检验自然环境可见度与K10得分之间的关联，并对年龄、性别、个人收入、邻里人口密度、住房质量、犯罪率和贫困程度进行了调整。较高水平的蓝色空间可见度与较低的心理困扰相关（β=-0.28，p<0.001）。重要的是，蓝色空间可见度与牙齿缺失没有显著关联。需要进一步的研究来证实蓝色空间可见度的增加是否能促进其他城市的心理健康并减轻困扰。
