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Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review
In the last decade, studies investigating greenspace have highlighted several benefits to human health. However, the effect of greenspace on allergies and atopic sensitization in children was not clear. While several studies have investigated this link, the evidence has not been systematically synth...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30428525 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112539 |
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author | Lambert, Katrina A. Bowatte, Gayan Tham, Rachel Lodge, Caroline J. Prendergast, Luke A. Heinrich, Joachim Abramson, Michael J. Dharmage, Shyamali C. Erbas, Bircan |
author_facet | Lambert, Katrina A. Bowatte, Gayan Tham, Rachel Lodge, Caroline J. Prendergast, Luke A. Heinrich, Joachim Abramson, Michael J. Dharmage, Shyamali C. Erbas, Bircan |
author_sort | Lambert, Katrina A. |
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description | In the last decade, studies investigating greenspace have highlighted several benefits to human health. However, the effect of greenspace on allergies and atopic sensitization in children was not clear. While several studies have investigated this link, the evidence has not been systematically synthesized. We conducted a systematic search of eight databases. Study characteristics and findings were extracted from five articles covering 11 cohorts published between 2012 and 2016, and study quality assessments were performed. Due to significant heterogeneity, meta-analysis was not conducted. Findings were not consistent, possibly due to variations in exposure measurements, study populations and location, the specific allergens tested, and inclusion of confounders. Protective effects from greenspace were reported in four cohorts, while two cohorts showed an increase in sensitization related to greenspace. The other five cohorts found no significant effect of greenspace on atopic sensitization. There is limited understanding of the contributions of greenspace to specific allergens. Future research should consider amount and type of greenspace, as well as the specific allergens tested. |
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spelling | pubmed-62659812018-12-15 Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review Lambert, Katrina A. Bowatte, Gayan Tham, Rachel Lodge, Caroline J. Prendergast, Luke A. Heinrich, Joachim Abramson, Michael J. Dharmage, Shyamali C. Erbas, Bircan Int J Environ Res Public Health Review In the last decade, studies investigating greenspace have highlighted several benefits to human health. However, the effect of greenspace on allergies and atopic sensitization in children was not clear. While several studies have investigated this link, the evidence has not been systematically synthesized. We conducted a systematic search of eight databases. Study characteristics and findings were extracted from five articles covering 11 cohorts published between 2012 and 2016, and study quality assessments were performed. Due to significant heterogeneity, meta-analysis was not conducted. Findings were not consistent, possibly due to variations in exposure measurements, study populations and location, the specific allergens tested, and inclusion of confounders. Protective effects from greenspace were reported in four cohorts, while two cohorts showed an increase in sensitization related to greenspace. The other five cohorts found no significant effect of greenspace on atopic sensitization. There is limited understanding of the contributions of greenspace to specific allergens. Future research should consider amount and type of greenspace, as well as the specific allergens tested. MDPI 2018-11-13 2018-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6265981/ /pubmed/30428525 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112539 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Lambert, Katrina A. Bowatte, Gayan Tham, Rachel Lodge, Caroline J. Prendergast, Luke A. Heinrich, Joachim Abramson, Michael J. Dharmage, Shyamali C. Erbas, Bircan Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title | Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title_full | Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title_fullStr | Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title_short | Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review |
title_sort | greenspace and atopic sensitization in children and adolescents—a systematic review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30428525 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112539 |
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