Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
Xiamen Key Lab of Urban Metabolism, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 11;20(2):1316. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021316.
The Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Organization have prioritized senior mental health as an important goal. Senior mental health is a critical issue within the global public health sphere. Notably, green spaces are a useful alternative for improving senior mental health. Many studies have focused on green space and senior mental health, especially on their connection and relationship. However, this research topic lacks a comprehensive and systematic review. Owing to the lack of critical reviews, this study clarified the trend, progress, status, and focus of studies on green spaces and senior mental health using bibliometric analysis of literature within the Web of Science database. The literature analysis within this study specifically focused on the following, including the country/region contribution analysis, institution contribution analysis, keyword analysis, and highly productive journal analysis. Furthermore, this study systematically recorded the content of green space and senior mental health, identified the gap that exists, and provided future frontier directions or issues for research. These contribute toward comprehending the progress and content of this research topic and further provide a guide, reference, and inspiration for possible future research.
可持续发展目标和世界卫生组织将老年人心理健康作为一个重要目标提上了优先事项。老年人心理健康是全球公共卫生领域的一个关键问题。值得注意的是，绿色空间是改善老年人心理健康的一种有益替代方式。许多研究都集中在绿色空间与老年人心理健康及其关联上。然而，这个研究课题缺乏全面和系统的综述。由于缺乏重要的评论，本研究使用 Web of Science 数据库中的文献计量分析，阐明了使用绿色空间改善老年人心理健康的趋势、进展、现状和研究重点。本研究中的文献分析特别侧重于以下方面，包括国家/地区的贡献分析、机构的贡献分析、关键词分析和高产出期刊分析。此外，本研究还系统地记录了绿色空间和老年人心理健康的内容，确定了存在的差距，并为未来的研究提供了前沿方向或问题。这些有助于理解该研究主题的进展和内容，并为可能的未来研究提供指导、参考和启示。
