Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2022 Jun;30(3):306-320. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12851. Epub 2022 Feb 21.
Physical and natural environments might strongly influence mental health and well-being. Many studies have examined this relationship in urban environments, with fewer focused on rural settings. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise quantitative evidence for the relationship between environmental factors (drought, climate and extreme weather events, land use/environmental degradation, green space/vegetation, engagement in natural resource management activities) and mental health or well-being in rural areas.
Following a systematic search of three databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE and Web of Science), 4368 articles were identified, of which 28 met eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review.
Poorer mental health and well-being was typically found to have an association with extreme climate or weather events and environmental degradation. The observed relationships were largely assessed at area-wide or community levels.
Studies examining the relationship between the environmental condition of land and mental health at an individual level, particularly within farms, are lacking. Addressing this gap in research requires interdisciplinary expertise and diverse methodology. Few studies examined the effects of natural resource management practices/principles or biodiversity on mental health. While there is evidence that extreme climate or weather events have a negative impact on mental health in rural areas, there remain considerable gaps in our knowledge of how rural environments influence mental health and well-being.
物理和自然环境可能会强烈影响心理健康和幸福感。许多研究都考察了城市环境中的这种关系，而较少关注农村环境。本系统评价的目的是综合定量证据，以说明农村环境因素（干旱、气候和极端天气事件、土地利用/环境退化、绿地/植被、参与自然资源管理活动）与心理健康或幸福感之间的关系。
在对三个数据库（PsycINFO、MEDLINE 和 Web of Science）进行系统搜索后，确定了 4368 篇文章，其中 28 篇符合纳入本综述的标准。
通常发现较差的心理健康和幸福感与极端气候或天气事件以及环境退化有关。观察到的关系主要在区域或社区层面进行评估。
缺乏研究在个体层面上（特别是在农场内），研究土地的环境状况与心理健康之间的关系。要解决这一研究空白，需要跨学科专业知识和多样化的方法。很少有研究考察自然资源管理实践/原则或生物多样性对心理健康的影响。虽然有证据表明极端气候或天气事件对农村地区的心理健康有负面影响，但我们对农村环境如何影响心理健康和幸福感的了解仍存在相当大的差距。
