scholarly journals Physiological and Psychological Effects of Walking in Urban Parks and Its Imagery in Different Seasons in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from Matsudo City, Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prita Indah Pratiwi ◽  
Qiongying Xiang ◽  
Katsunori Furuya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Total Mood Disturbance ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
The City

The benefits of park therapy have been investigated in young adults, but rarely for middle-aged and older adults. This study evaluates the physiological and psychological effects of walking in urban parks and park therapy images in winter, spring, and early summer. The experiments were implemented in two walking courses in the urban park in Japan and involved 12 middle-aged and older adults. Participants walked on walking courses in an urban park and city street for 11–15 min. Their heart rate and blood pressure were evaluated to determine physiological responses. The Profile of Mood States (POMS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Landscape Image Sketching Technique (LIST) were used to determine psychological responses and spatial conditions. Walking in an urban park exhibited lower heart rates and blood pressure as compared to walking in the city. It was congruent with lowered negative moods, total mood disturbance (TMD) scores, and state anxiety, while the higher positive mood was observed in the urban parks as compared to the city. Images in winter displayed trees, relaxation, and comfort; in spring, water, activity, people, surrounding place, and recreational space; and in early summer, greenery, lawn, and broadness. In conclusion, walking in urban parks leads to physiological, psychological relaxation, and varied landscape appreciation.

scholarly journals Physiological and Psychological Effects of Viewing Urban Parks in Different Seasons in Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prita Indah Pratiwi ◽  
Qiongying Xiang ◽  
Katsunori Furuya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Lower Blood ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Significant Attention

Although the health benefits of urban parks have gained significant attention, the effects of viewing park landscape on older adult residents have not commanded much research. This study aimed to investigate the physiological and psychological effects of viewing cherry blossoms in spring and fresh greenery in early summer at urban parks. The experiments were conducted in two viewing spots in the same park in Japan during different seasons, and included 12 participants in both spring (mean age, 66.4 ± 10.5 years) and summer (mean age, 65.75 ± 10.1 years). Participants sat and viewed an urban park and city landscape for 11–15 min. Blood pressure was measured before and after the seated viewing while heart rate was measured continuously. Then, they evaluated the psychological responses using the Profile of Mood States and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Viewing cherry blossoms and fresh greenery in urban parks led to lower blood pressure in spring and early summer than viewing city areas in spring and early summer. Moreover, the score of vigor–activity was significantly higher; tension–anxiety was significantly lower in spring; and the state-anxiety level was significantly lower in early summer. The results of this study suggest that viewing urban parks results in physiological and psychological relaxation.

scholarly journals Effects of recreational sports and combined training on blood pressure and glycosylated hemoglobin in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Mallmann Schneider ◽  
Paula de Azevedo Frank ◽  
Sandra C. Fuchs ◽  
Rodrigo Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Weighted Mean Difference ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Glycosylated Hemoglobin ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Exercise Interventions

Background Combined resistance and aerobic training (CT) is the most suitable form of exercise training to simultaneously improve cardiometabolic profile and functional capacity in middle-aged and older adults. Recreational sports (RS) emerge as an alternative to traditional exercises to improve these outcomes that could be used as a retention and continuity strategy, promoting health benefits associated with pleasure and satisfaction during the physical activity. Objectives The aim was to conduct a meta-analysis on the effects of RS and CT on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in middle-aged and older adults and to compare these exercise interventions to a non-exercising control group (CON). Data Sources A literature search was conducted using the databases at PubMed, COCHRANE and SciELO between July and August 2020. Study Eligibility Criteria Studies that included men and women aged 45 years, healthy or with values of baseline for SBP 130mmHg or DBP 80 mmHg or with type II diabetes, in which the participants performed RS or CT versus CON, and evaluated SBP, DBP and HbA1c. Study Appraisal and Synthesis Methods Two independent reviewers screened search results, performed data extraction, and assessed of methodological quality of studies. Random effects modeling was used to compare pre to postintervention changes in BP and HbA1c from RS and CT versus CON, and the effect size were calculated through the weighted mean difference (MD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Conclusions RS and CT are effective exercise interventions to improve blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults. Additionally, CT seems to be an excellent strategy to reduce HbA1c, and future studies are necessary to confirm the effectiveness of recreational sports to improve HbA1c.

Does Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With 10- or 20-Min Standing Attenuate Postprandial Glycemia and Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yuri A. Freire ◽  
Carlos A. Silva ◽  
Geovani A. D. Macêdo ◽  
Rodrigo A. V. Browne ◽  
Bruno M. de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Acute Effect ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Postprandial Glycemia ◽  
Prolonged Sitting

We carried out three types of 2-hr experimental sessions with middle-aged and older adults with Type 2 diabetes in order to examine the acute effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with varying periods of standing on postprandial glycemia and blood pressure (BP): (a) prolonged sitting after breakfast; (b) standing for 10 min, 30 min after breakfast; and (c) standing for 20 min, 30 min after breakfast. Glucose and BP were assessed before and after breakfast. A generalized linear model revealed no significant differences for the incremental area under the curve of glucose between standing for 10 min, 30 min after breakfast, versus prolonged sitting after breakfast (β = –4.5 mg/dl/2 hr, 95% CI [–17.3, 8.4]) and standing for 20 min, 30 min after breakfast, versus prolonged sitting after breakfast (β = 0.9 mg/dl/2 hr, 95% CI [–11.9, 13.7]). There was no difference in area under the curve of systolic and diastolic BP among the sessions. Interrupting prolonged sitting time with 10 or 20 min of standing 30 min after breakfast does not attenuate postprandial glycemia or BP in middle-aged and older adults with Type 2 diabetes.

scholarly journals Older Adults’ Preference for Landscape Features Along Urban Park Walkways in Nanjing, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3808
Author(s):  
Xinxin Wang ◽  
Susan Rodiek
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Visual Preferences ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
Multiple Health

Evidence shows that walking in urban parks has multiple health benefits for older adults, but little research is available on their preference for specific walkway features. This study explored a range of common landscape and hardscape features to learn which were preferred by park users over age 60. This photo comparison study hypothesized that older adults would prefer certain features of urban park walkways, with each feature represented by four different paired images (28 pairs in all). Within each pair of photos, both were identical except for the specific feature being tested in that comparison, where the image was digitally modified to depict the hypothesized feature. A total of 283 older adults (mean age 71 years) completed the survey by selecting the images they preferred. In this Chinese sample, older park users significantly favored all seven hypothesized walkway features, providing empirical support for the existing research and design-based literature on green space for older adults. This study found minor gender differences in visual preferences for walkway features and increasing preference for access to seating with advancing age. By helping to confirm which walkway features are preferred by older adults, these findings can be used to improve the future design and management of urban parks in China, which are an important source of exercise and recreation for nearby elderly residents.

scholarly journals Loneliness predicts increased blood pressure: 5-year cross-lagged analyses in middle-aged and older adults.

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise C. Hawkley ◽  
Ronald A. Thisted ◽  
Christopher M. Masi ◽  
John T. Cacioppo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Middle Aged

The Landscape Planning and Design of Urban Park for the Red Revolutionary Culture

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
Hongquan Li ◽  
Chunyu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Urban Park ◽  
Theme Park ◽  
Artificial Structure ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
The City ◽  
Structure Light

With the development of the city, the urban parks of the red revolutionary culture have been gradually recognized by people. Red culture can arouse people's special memory for a period and a city, thus gradually applying to the urban landscape planning. Based on this, in this paper, in terms of terrain, water, artificial structure, light and shade, color and so on, the urban park landscape of the red revolutionary culture was planned and studied. At the same time, by using a large number of successful cases of domestic red landscape and foreign commemorative landscape, a way of thinking and method for the design of red landscape was explored. In addition, taking the Wuzhishan red cultural theme park as an example, the study was carried out, and the problems faced by the red culture theme park in the planning and design stage were expounded. Finally, the theory was applied to practice, thus providing an example for reference.

scholarly journals Blood pressure and noncommunicable diseases in middle-aged and older adults in China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0206635
Author(s):  
Yinghui You ◽  
Jincai Wang ◽  
Wenjie Teng ◽  
Guifeng Ma ◽  
Pengtao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Middle Aged
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