Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience: An integrative theoretical framework for research on nature and health

Environment International, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 181, P. 108234 - 108234

Published: Sept. 27, 2023

Nature-based solutions including urban forests and wetlands can help communities cope better with climate change other environmental stressors by enhancing social-ecological resilience. Natural ecosystems, settings, elements affordances also individuals become more personally resilient to a variety of stressors, although the mechanisms underpinning individual-level nature-based resilience, their relations are not well articulated. We propose 'nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory' (NBRT) address these gaps. Our framework begins suggesting that refer both: a) person's set adaptive resources; b) processes which resources deployed. Drawing on existing nature-health perspectives, we argue nature contact support build maintain biological, psychological, social (i.e. biopsychosocial) resilience-related resources. Together can: i) reduce risk various (preventive resilience); ii) enhance reactions stressful circumstances (response resilience), and/or iii) facilitate rapid complete recovery from stress (recovery resilience). Reference three supports integration across familiar pathways involving harm reduction, capacity building, restoration. Evidence in theory, potential interventions promote issues require further consideration discussed.

Language: Английский

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Potential risks and beneficial impacts of using indoor plants in the biophilic design of healthcare facilities: A scoping review

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 233, P. 110057 - 110057

Published: Feb. 3, 2023

Despite the wealth of scientific research on health-promoting values nature in space, incorporating indoor plants design healthcare facilities has significant challenges. Given dispersion studies spanning several disciplines and lack evidence, building designers often ignore beneficial impacts favour preventing nosocomial infections, resulting being used conservatively or substituted for artificial ones. Via a cross-disciplinary approach, this scoping review aimed to provide an overview scholarly works that have examined risks benefits integrating natural as one prime biophilic elements commonly creating restorative environments. Twenty-eight peer-reviewed articles were selected through systematic process accordance with eligibility criteria (studies examining health users) final analysis. Health presence explored concerning poor air quality caused by pathogenic fungal/bacterial components released from potting soils. Benefits physical and/or visual access discussed relation improved non-light comfort quality, reduced emotional stress/anxiety, well enhanced general health, subjective wellbeing, cognitive performance. This paper argues multidisciplinary is warranted application principles, particularly use elements, facilities. The finding provides evidence efficient, low-cost, highly effective, sustainable strategy healing therapeutic

Language: Английский

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Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Sambucus nigra L. (Elderflower) Oil: A Molecular Docking and Biochemical Study

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 310 - 310

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

The present study investigates the antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of an essential oil extracted from Sambucus nigra L. flowers. Using hydrodistillation, volatile compounds were profiled through GC–MS analysis for fatty acid profile compounds. demonstrated a balanced composition saturated acids, monounsaturated polyunsaturated with oleic, palmitic, linolenic acids as key contributors. revealed dominance nonanal, cis-rose oxide, trans-rose 2-Pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl-. Antioxidant activity was assessed using 1,1-Diphenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay, showing significant inhibition, IC50 value 2.52 mg/mL. Antimicrobial efficacy determined against Gram-positive, Gram-negative, fungal strains, highlighting moderate inhibitory Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans. S. exhibited more especially C. albicans, compared to bacterial which might be attributed differences in permeability cell wall between fungi bacteria. Among bacteria, E. coli most susceptible, while P. aeruginosa showed resistance, agreement its known stronger membrane structure efflux mechanisms. Molecular docking conducted evaluate effects on microbial proteins corroborate observed vitro outcome. results indicated that 2-pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl- displayed interesting hydrophilic hydrophobic binding interactions putative proteins. These findings elucidate bioactive role oils, suggesting their therapeutic agents managing oxidative stress infections.

Language: Английский

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Home Environment as a Therapeutic Target for Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases: Delivering Restorative Living Spaces, Patient Education and Self-Care by Bridging Biophilic Design, E-Commerce and Digital Health Technologies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. 225 - 225

Published: Feb. 5, 2025

A high prevalence of chronic diseases exposes diverse healthcare pain points due to the limited effectiveness pharmaceutical drugs and biologics, sedentary lifestyles, insufficient health literacy, stress, unsatisfactory patient experience, environmental pollution competition with commercial determinants health. To improve care long-term outcomes, impact home environment is overlooked underutilized by healthcare. This cross-disciplinary work describes perspectives on (1) as a therapeutic target for prevention treatment (2) transforming health-centric household goods e-commerce platforms into digital interventions. We provide rationale creating environments grounded in biophilic design (multisensory, enrichment) supporting physical activities, quality sleep, nutrition, music, stress reduction, self-efficacy, social support education, hence providing clinical benefits through modulation autonomic nervous system, neuroplasticity behavior change. These pleiotropic "active non-pharmacological ingredients" can be personalized people living depression, anxiety, migraine, pain, cancer, cardiovascular other conditions. discuss prospects integrating create "therapeutic environment" interventions delivered therapeutics their combinations prescription drugs. multimodal approach enhance engagement while bridging consumer spending outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Psychological and physiological effects of a wooden office room on human well-being: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 89, P. 102059 - 102059

Published: June 20, 2023

Natural materials and elements are considered to support human well-being. Wooden interior well-being effects were studied using a randomized controlled trial with cross-over design (n = 61) in two rooms: room wooden control without wood. The participants first performed cognitive tasks by the computer imitate typical office work increase their stress level then had rest period an armchair same room. restoration felt, energy level, mood, anxiety, sustained attention, heart rate variability, skin conductivity measured both rooms. results analyzed Bayesian approach. anxiety felt was clearly lower at end of experiment than control, while other psychological measures showed only slight indication that more beneficial for relaxation. Performances attention response task similar Contrary expectations, sympathetic nervous system active room, during after beginning experiment. Overall, positive material on mood humans environment.

Language: Английский

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Beneficial effects of short-term exposure to indoor biophilic environments on psychophysiological health: Evidence from electrophysiological activity and salivary metabolomics

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 243, P. 117843 - 117843

Published: Dec. 6, 2023

Language: Английский

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EnvironMental Health: A Framework for an Emerging Field at the Intersection of the Environment and Mental Health Crises

GeoHealth, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 9(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Abstract Understanding how the environment shapes our mental and cognitive health is imperative to support efforts that promote healthy sustainable living conditions. The etiology of conditions remains often unclear, social factors have received more scrutiny than natural or built environments. We present a conceptual framework illustrating emerging intersection between neuropsychological health, intended structure guide research funding, as well public environmental initiatives. conducted scoping review reviews existing evidence on impacts health. found an extensive body work was focused chemical hazards their associations with neurological including attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, dementia, mood. identified areas intersecting such air, water, light, green space schizophrenia behavioral Our analysis intersections allows for identification knowledge clusters gaps, contextualizing needs opportunities future funding strategies. These significant connections showcase importance understanding relationships With this work, we assert protection its integration into healthcare can bring cascading benefits synergies well‐being address economic burden crises.

Language: Английский

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Thriving Through Stressful Life Events with Nature: A Mixed-Method Study on Tending Indoor Plants and Rumination Resilience

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 369 - 369

Published: March 3, 2025

Stressful life events are often undesirable, inevitable, and significant changes in one's life, triggering rumination posing risks to mental health. However, these can be managed through coping strategies. Contact with nature has been shown reduce enhance well-being. The current study investigated the effectiveness of a one-month nature-based intervention enhancing psychological well-being building resilience manage following stressful event. In this mixed-method study, 26 participants were randomly allocated either an experimental group (n = 13), which tended Zamioculcas zamiifolia indoor plant for one month, or waitlist control 13). Quantitative findings showed that tending plants was significantly effective reducing depressive symptoms (p 0.003), perceived stress < 0.001), negative affect 0.017), 0.015), as well 0.03) compared post-intervention. Qualitative provided insight into how fosters resilience, mediating effects plant, contribution it makes 'Offers slice by bringing outside, in' demonstrates caring creates bridge connection nature. 'Fosters emotionally regulating personal sanctuary' captures help emotions provide sense empowerment helps mitigate tendency ruminate. 'Plants seeds improving self-care, growth introspection' highlights symbolic representation renewal. A narrative emerges: grow thrive attention, so too does individual, forming deep, reciprocal relationship between This nature's role developing paving way further research explore its caveats refine expand interventions.

Language: Английский

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Subjective mapping of indoor plants based on leaf shape measurements to select suitable plants for indoor landscapes

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 112828 - 112828

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Indoor plants’ effect on occupants’ performance, perceived comfort, and affect in an open-plan space in composite climatic regions, India

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 274, P. 112785 - 112785

Published: March 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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