Going with the flow: study shows the blend of blue and green space at former industrial canals helps boost your mood
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Going with the flow: study shows the blend of blue and green space at former industrial canals helps boost your mood
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0271306
Article Title: The mental health benefits of visiting canals and rivers: An ecological momentary assessment study
Author Countries: UK
Funding: This study was supported by a grant from The Medical Research Council (MRC; https://www.ukri.org/councils/mrc/) (grant number MR/S026428/1) awarded to AM and ST. This study was also supported by a the The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London (https://www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk) awarded to AM. Finally, the study was also supported by The Canal & River Trust (CRT; https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/) awarded to JG and ND. Jenny Shepherd (CRT) and Graham Reeves (CRT) provided feedback on the study design and preparation of the manuscript. No other funders had any role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0271306
Article Title
The mental health benefits of visiting canals and rivers: An ecological momentary assessment study
Article Publication Date
31-Aug-2022
COI Statement
The study was part-funded by the Canal and River Trust, which is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. Jenny Shepherd and Graham Reeves are both employed by The Canal and River Trust. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.