花时间在花园里，可以增进健康和幸福

花时间在花园里，可以增进健康和幸福

Spending time in the garden is linked to similar benefits for health and wellbeing as living in wealthy areas, according to a new large-scale study.

根据一项新的大规模研究，花时间在花园里与生活在富裕地区对健康和福祉的益处相似。

Research conducted by the University of Exeter and the Royal Horticultural Society charity, published in Elsevier's Landscape and Urban Planning, analysed data from nearly 8,000 people collected by Natural England between 2009 and 2016. The research, conducted with funding from Innovate UK and NIHR, found that people who spend time in the garden are significantly more likely to report general good health, higher psychological wellbeing and greater physical activity levels than those who do not spend time in the garden.

由埃克塞特大学和皇家园艺学会慈善机构进行的研究(发表在爱思唯尔的《景观与城市规划》上)分析了2009年至2016年间自然英格兰收集的近8000人的数据。这项由英国创新大学和国家人力资源研究所资助的研究发现，花时间在花园里的人比不花时间在花园里的人更有可能表现出总体良好的健康状况，更高的心理健康水平和身体活动水平。

The study found the benefits of gardening to health and wellbeing were similar to the difference in health between people living in the wealthiest parts of the country, compared to the poorest. The benefits applied whether people spent their time gardening or simply relaxing. People who regularly spend time in their garden were also more likely to visit nature elsewhere once a week.

研究发现，园艺对健康和幸福的好处，与生活在美国最富裕地区的人与最贫穷地区的人在健康方面的差异相似。无论人们是花时间在园艺上还是仅仅是放松，这些好处都适用。经常在花园里度过时间的人每周也更可能去其他地方参观自然。

The study also found that people with access to a private garden had higher psychological wellbeing and those with an outdoor space such as a yard were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. These benefits were in comparison to people who did not have a garden or outdoor space.

研究还发现，与没有花园或室外空间的人相比，有私家花园的人心理健康水平较高，而有庭院等户外空间的人更容易达到体育锻炼的指导原则。

Dr Sian de Bell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, lead author of the study, said: "A growing body of evidence points to the health and wellbeing benefits of access to green or coastal spaces. Our study is one of the largest to date to look at the benefits of gardens and gardening specifically. Our findings suggest that whilst being able to access an outdoor space such as a garden or yard is important, using that space is what really leads to benefits for health and wellbeing."

埃克塞特大学医学院(University of Exeter Medical School)的Sian de Bell博士是这项研究的主要作者，他说：“越来越多的证据表明，进入绿色或沿海地区对健康和福祉有好处。我们的研究是迄今为止最大的一项专门研究花园和园艺的好处的研究。我们的研究结果表明，虽然能够进入花园或庭院等户外空间很重要，但利用这些空间才是真正有益于健康和福祉的地方。”