American Journal of Health Promotion, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 38(1), С. 124 - 148
Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2023
Язык: Английский
Health & Social Care in the Community, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2025(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Background: With growing interest in nature‐based interventions for health, establishing implementation frameworks prescribing nature diverse settings is crucial. This study aims to develop and validate a framework tailored the Australian healthcare context, employing Delphi methodology harness expert consensus. Methods: The utilised two‐round technique gather insights from experts across various health environmental sectors. Participants included providers, managers policymakers engaged or knowledgeable about prescribing. initial framework, which was informed by earlier interviews with parties who prescribe provide interventions, refined through process, aiming consensus on criteria associated practices. Results: Sixteen participated first round, 13 completing second round. reached five essential domains of Community: consultation customisation, Systems: building partnerships networks, Prescribers: cultivating awareness capacity, Providing prescriptions: psychosocial foundations External settings: interfacing social natural environments. Perceived barriers enablers application were considered within including contextual factors, capacity among prescribers public, role infrastructure support. Conclusion: offers structured approach integrating activities into practices, addressing both individual community needs. It adaptable settings, promoting broader prescriptions. Future research should focus implementing evaluating feasibility effectiveness demographic geographic contexts.
Язык: Английский
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Health & Social Care in the Community, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2025(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Cities, states, and countries across the globe are recognizing interconnections of human planetary health, investing in greening. Nevertheless, environmental improvements may not bring adequate changes exposure needed to reduce chronic disease improve mental health. Nature prescription, which a health provider refers patient spend time outdoors, is potential behavioral intervention that could connect people accessible green spaces. However, formidable barriers scale‐up implementation equitable sustained ways. We surveyed 2625 adult respondents within Australia, India, Singapore, United States, States about their perceptions set seven participation nature prescriptions. Analyses revealed India although most aware experienced with prescriptions, reported facing greater than other countries. Weather was commonly barrier, followed by lack distance. A interest barrier among young, urban college degree. The company for residents those experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, contrary many prior studies, we observed overall perceived higher education levels. Many covered our survey structurally modifiable, programs developing each these locations draw from findings tailor outreach strategies.
Язык: Английский
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Environmental Advances, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13, С. 100393 - 100393
Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2023
There is an urgent need to seek innovative and alternative interventions that can be used alongside traditional mental health treatments. Despite a variety of benefits, nature has been underutilised in supporting individuals with conditions. This study explored the experiences ten people attending rehabilitation service who participated pilot Nature Walking Group implemented within community services NSW Australia. Two ten-week Groups were implemented. Data include ethnographic observations walks, focus group interviews participants. The research team individual collective thematic analysis social practices described data. Ten aged between 37 66 years walking groups (four 1 six 2). Three major themes identified data participants' words name each theme. Theme - "I get happy place by visiting nature" refers accounts activity's impact on their health. 2 "Knowing you are not alone" incorporates connection participant interactions. 3 "It was really rewarding helpful" describes satisfaction how organised run elements they enjoyed most. All participants experienced benefits from participating including feeling calmer, having improved mood less alone problems. Joining NWG as part treatment viewed legitimate intervention for implement. conditions have huge potential non-clinical intervention. However, more work sustained required.
Язык: Английский
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Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 120016 - 120016
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(1), С. 166 - 174
Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2023
Abstract Goal‐setting is a tool that empowers consumer recovery. Though the pandemic has affected goal‐setting, nature and extent of this impact have not been examined in recovery setting. The aim study to assess whether goals individuals with serious mental illness changed association COVID‐19 pandemic. In mixed‐methods design, data were collected from purposeful sample consumers ( n TOTAL = 355) aged 19–67 years (M AGE 44.56, SD 13.05) attending Recovery Camp , 5‐day therapeutic‐recreation programme for living severe (e.g., PTSD, schizophrenia). Consumer‐set across 5 programmes prior March 2020 PRE 126) 11 following POST 229). Goals set on day one, attainment self‐scored five. Chi‐squared goodness‐of‐fit tests compared goal proportions per domain; independence assessed changes pre‐ post‐pandemic. Six domains identified: Approach‐Based Recovery, Avoidance‐based Novel Physical Activities, Relationships, Health Recreation/Relaxation . Irrespective pandemic, was consistently high all (86.56%). Approach‐based predominant pre‐pandemic, but significantly reduced post‐pandemic p 0.040). related Relationships Activities took precedence throughout Post‐COVID‐19, reveal increased desire connection, novelty‐seeking, positive behavioural change.
Язык: Английский
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Heart Lung and Circulation, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 32(1), С. 1 - 3
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Язык: Английский
Процитировано
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Опубликована: Сен. 18, 2023
The rapid growth of urban areas has led to a decline in the amount green space available residents. This number negative consequences for human health and well-- being. Green spaces provide benefits health, including improved physical, mental, social health. They also have economic benefits, such as increased property values reduced crime rates. Given many spaces, it is clear that they are essential well-being Policymakers planners should prioritize creation preservation areas.
Язык: Английский
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Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
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Язык: Английский
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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 7, 2024
Язык: Английский
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Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Март 2, 2023
Abstract There is a growing interest in nature-based interventions (NBIs) to improve mental health symptoms. This article describes the experiences of ten consumers who participated pilot Nature Walking Group implemented within community services. Data include ethnographic observations walks, focus group and interviews with participants. Thematic analysis revealed three key themes which capture impacts experienced by consumers: 1) “I can get happy place visiting nature” 2) “Knowing that you are not alone” 3) “It was really rewarding helpful”. The discusses implications these findings for services directions future research.
Язык: Английский
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