Neighborhood blight, stress, and health: a walking trial of urban greening and ambulatory heart rate.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302526 and PMC identifier 4386540.
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Abstract
We measured dynamic stress responses using ambulatory heart rate monitoring as participants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania walked past vacant lots before and after a greening remediation treatment of randomly selected lots. Being in view of a greened vacant lot decreased heart rate significantly more than did being in view of a nongreened vacant lot or not in view of any vacant lot. Remediating neighborhood blight may reduce stress and improve health.
Medical subject headings
- Environment
- Environment Design
- Heart Rate
- Residence Characteristics
- Walking