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In recent years, nature and forest therapy has increasingly become the focus of medical research. Recent scientific findings indicate overall positive effects of nature and forest therapy on physical and mental health. In Asia and Australia, it has already been implemented as a public health concept of prevention and health promotion. The aim of the project is to replicate the experience gained in Asia over the last three decades on the physical and psychological effects of nature/forest therapy in the context of the German forest and to investigate it further scientifically.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two days forest therapy | Experimental |
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| Three days forest therapy | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two days forest therapy | Behavioral | Participants attend two days (with a break day in between) of two-hour forest therapy at the Friedrichsruh, Barntrup or Wernigerode sites, led by an INFTA-certified forest therapy guide. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Profile of Mood States (POMS) | Assessing full scale, range 1-7, lower score meaning a better outcome | Change from baseline POMS score at 3 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Perceived Benefits of Nature Questionnaire (PBNQ) | Assessing full scale, range 1-7, lower score meaning a better outcome | Change from baseline PBNQ score at 3 days |
| Subjective Vitality Scale state (SVS-G state) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Charite University | Berlin | 14109 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000099080 | Forest Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D012064 | Relaxation Therapy |
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Three days forest therapy | Behavioral | Participants attend three days of two-hour forest therapy at the Friedrichsruh, Barntrup or Wernigerode sites, led by an INFTA-certified forest therapy guide. |
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Assessing full scale, range 1-80, higher score meaning a better outcome
| Change from baseline SVS-G score at 3 days |
| Complaint List (B-LR) | Assessing full scale, range 1-50, lower score meaning a better outcome | Change from baseline B-LR score at 3 days |
| Perceive Stress Questionaire (PSQ) | Assessing full scale, range 1-40, lower score meaning a better outcome | Change from baseline PSQ score at 3 days |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | Assessing state anxiety. The scale ranges from 1 to 8. Higher scores correspond to higher levels of anxiety (after recoding three inverted items). | Change from baseline STAI score at 3 days |
| PROMIS Scale v1.2 - Global Health | The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level. Higher scores reflect better functioning. | Change from baseline PROMIS score at 3 days |
| Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU) | Assessing full scale, the scale ranges from 1 to 5. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. | Change from baseline ASKU score at 3 days |