去公園行一陣：研究點睇綠色空間同 ADHD 孩子嘅專注力？ A Walk in the Park: What Research Says About Green Space and Attention in Children with ADHD

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本文由 AI 協助整理公開資料。 This article summarises public research with AI assistance.

1. 呢份研究做咗啲咩 ｜ What the study looked at

中文

澳洲邦德大學（Bond University）心理學院嘅研究團隊，喺 2024 年 6 月發表咗一篇系統性回顧，探討接觸大自然同有 ADHD 嘅學齡孩子之間嘅關係。團隊喺四個學術資料庫搜尋，由約九百篇文章之中篩出 7 項符合條件嘅研究，分別來自美國、新西蘭、德國、荷蘭同中國內地。[1]

English

A research team at Bond University's School of Psychology published a systematic review in June 2024. It looked at the link between contact with nature and school-aged children with ADHD. The team searched four academic databases and, from about nine hundred papers, kept seven studies that met their criteria, from the United States, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands and mainland China. [1]

2. 研究用咗咩方法 ｜ How the studies worked

中文

呢 7 項研究用咗好唔同嘅方法：有啲用衛星圖片計算孩子屋企或者學校附近有幾多綠化，有啲請家長報告孩子平時喺邊度玩，亦有啲安排孩子分別去公園、市區同住宅區散步，再比較佢哋嘅專注表現。[1]

English

These seven studies used quite different methods. Some used satellite images to estimate how much greenery was near a child's home or school. Some asked parents where the child usually played. Others arranged short walks in a park, an urban area or a residential neighbourhood, then compared how the children did on attention tasks. [1]

3. 研究見到咩關聯 ｜ What links the review found

中文

研究發現，各項研究嘅方向大致一致：較常喺綠色環境活動、或者住所同學校附近綠化較多嘅孩子，專注困難等 ADHD 相關表現傾向較輕。例如一項美國小型研究發現，孩子喺公園行 20 分鐘之後，做專注力小測驗嘅表現，比起喺市區行完較好；另一項中國內地研究涉及近六萬名 2 至 17 歲孩子，發現學校或幼稚園周圍 500 米內綠化較多，同較少出現 ADHD 相關表現有關聯。孩子自己亦普遍覺得公園、樹林比市區更好玩、更放鬆。有研究考慮咗年齡、性別、家庭收入等因素之後，呢個關聯仍然存在。[1]

English

Across the studies, the direction of findings was broadly similar. Children who spent more time in green settings, or who lived or went to school near more greenery, tended to show milder attention-related challenges linked with ADHD. In one small U.S. study, children did better on a short attention task after a 20-minute walk in a park than after a walk in an urban area. A mainland China study of nearly 60,000 children aged 2 to 17 found that more greenery within 500 metres of a school or kindergarten was associated with fewer ADHD-related patterns. Children themselves often rated parks and woods as more fun and more relaxing than built settings. In some studies, the link remained after age, sex and household income were taken into account. [1]

4. 讀研究時要留意 ｜ Reading the findings with care

中文

作者亦清楚指出限制：只有 7 項研究，大部分係觀察型研究，好多資料依賴家長報告，而且唔同研究對「大自然」嘅定義唔同，所以只能講「有關聯」，未能證明接觸大自然一定帶來某種轉變，亦未知要接觸幾多、幾耐先有分別。每個家庭都唔同，研究係一個參考方向，唔係一把尺。[1]

English

The authors are clear about the limits. There were only seven studies. Most were observational. Many relied on parent reports, and studies defined "nature" in different ways. So the review can talk about links, not about proof that nature always brings a particular change, and it cannot yet say how much time outdoors is needed. Every family is different; research is a direction to consider, not a measuring stick. [1]

5. 香港家長可以點做 ｜ Small steps for Hong Kong parents

中文

香港地少人多，好多家庭住喺密集市區，但其實離郊野公園、海濱長廊、屋苑平台花園都唔遠。戶外綠色空間可以係生活入面一個簡單又唔使錢嘅選擇。可以試吓：

• 放學後或者週末，同孩子去附近公園行一陣、睇吓樹同雀仔、喺草地跑跑跳跳

• 做功課前先出去行十分鐘，換換環境再坐返落嚟

• 喺屋企窗邊擺幾盆植物，畀眼睛有啲綠色可以望

• 重點係孩子覺得開心、放鬆，而唔係多一項任務

喺 CRP（Communication, Relationship, Parenting）嘅角度，一齊去公園唔單止係「出去玩」，亦係一段家長同孩子一齊留意身邊事物、互相傾兩句嘅時間。研究只係見到關聯，綠色空間唔取代合資格專業人士嘅意見；如果對孩子嘅專注或者情緒有擔心，可以同學校老師或者合資格專業人士傾。

English

Hong Kong is dense, and many families live in packed urban areas, yet country parks, waterfront promenades and estate podium gardens are often not far away. Outdoor green space can be a simple, low-cost part of everyday life. You might try:

• After school or at the weekend, take a short walk in a nearby park, notice trees and birds, or run about on the grass

• Before homework, step outside for ten minutes, then sit down again with a change of scene

• Put a few plants by a window so there is some green to look at at home

• Keep the focus on the child feeling happy and at ease, not on adding another chore

From a CRP (Communication, Relationship, Parenting) point of view, a park visit is not only "going out to play". It can also be time for parent and child to notice things together and exchange a few words. Research only shows links. Green space does not replace the views of a qualified professional. If you are worried about your child's attention or mood, talk with a school teacher or a qualified professional.

資料來源 ｜ Sources

1. Hood, M., & Baumann, O. (2024). Could Nature Contribute to the Management of ADHD in Children? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(6), 736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060736

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