| Autor: |
Cerkauskaite S; Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania., Kubilius R; Department of Rehabilitation, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania., Dedele A; Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania., Vencloviene J; Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.; Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
International journal of environmental health research [Int J Environ Health Res] 2024 Jul; Vol. 34 (7), pp. 2801-2812. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 26. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09603123.2023.2274381 |
| Abstrakt: |
Urban green spaces benefit physical, mental health, and reduses the risk of cardiovascular disease. A study in Kaunas, Lithuania collected health data from 100 patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) during 2006-2009. Residential greenness was measured by the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). We assessed the impact of greenness on health indicators and on changes in health markers after 6 months. Higher greenness levels based on the NDVI 1-km radius were related to higher mean values of heart rate (HR) and ejection fraction and lower left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic diameter index (LV EDDI), LV end-systolic volume (ESV), left atrium size (LAS), and right atrium size (RAS) at baseline. After 6 months, a decrease in DBP and HR and an improvement in spiroergometric parameters were associated with exposure to high levels of greenness. The long-term rehabilitation group experienced significant changes in spiroergometric indicators. The results confirm that the greenness of the residential environment can improve health indicators in patients with HF. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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