户外园艺活动如何影响老年人的热,生理和心理反应:一项实地研究
Meng Du1, Yanbo Wang1, Yinuo Zhang1
1College of Landscape Architecture & Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
International journal of biometeorology
|April 2, 2024
概括
园艺等园艺活动可以改善老年人的热舒适度和心理健康. 这些活动对情绪产生积极影响,并减少生理上的压力,特别是在户外环境中.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人体生理学 人体生理学
背景情况:
- 老年人容易受到热不适和心理压力.
- 园艺活动为老年人群的福祉提供了潜在的好处.
- 了解户外活动,气候和健康之间的相互作用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究园艺活动对健康老年人的热,生理和心理影响.
- 将这些影响与当地气候条件和个人舒适度相关联.
- 评估特定活动 (花,移植,瓦) 对生理和心理状态的影响.
主要方法:
- 招募了162名健康的老年人.
- 在户外开放空间进行园艺活动 (花,移植,瓦造墙).
- 使用问卷调查收集有关热感,舒适度和情绪状态的数据.
- 测量生理参数,如心率和血液氧和度.
- 在活动前后计算中性生理等效温度 (NPET).
主要成果:
- 在所有园艺活动后,中性生理等价温度 (NPET) 显著下降.
- 瓦石材导致心率和血液氧和率发生显著变化 (p < 0.05).
- 积极影响 (PA) 分数在所有活动中都有所增加:花 (+4.83),移植 (+3.30) 和瓦墙体 (+4.00).
- 热感主要受到地球温度 (41.36%),空气温度 (33.47%) 和风速 (25.17%) 的影响.
- 由于积极情绪增加 (37.35%) 和消极情绪减少 (21.20%),热舒适度有所改善.
结论:
- 园艺活动对老年人的热舒适和心理健康有积极的影响.
- 特定类型的园艺活动可以引起不同的生理反应.
- 户外园艺活动是改善老年人生活质量的有希望的干预措施.
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