ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2019
Nature-Based Social Prescribing in Urban Settings to Improve Social Connectedness and Mental Well-being: a Review.
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92 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Nature-Based Interventions for Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Pooled it
- Factors that influence older adults' participation in physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Service user perspectives on social prescribing services for mental health in the UK: a systematic review.Perspectives in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Do people perceive benefits in the use of social prescribing to address loneliness and/or social isolation? A qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
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- The Applicability of Forest Therapy for Socially Isolated Young Adults: Parallel Changes in Psychological Distress and Mindfulness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Clinicians' Perceptions of Nature-Based Interventions in Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study from Pakistan.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Social Prescribing for Older Adults: An Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- What is 'Spiritual Health'? A Survey of Social Prescribers in the United Kingdom.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Protocol for the health economic evaluation of nature-based social prescribing against loneliness alongside the RECETAS trials.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- How do nature-based interventions increase the resilience of older persons? A best fit framework synthesis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Review
- Educational standards for Australian social prescribing link workers: a modified Delphi study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Traditional ecological knowledge and mental health education for sustainable community well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- From fragmentation to integration: can social prescribing bridge the gap between multimorbidity and mental health in an ageing population?BMJ public health · 2026Review
- Association between outdoor physical activity and positive mental health in adolescence: estimating the mediation effect of autonomy, competence and relatedness.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- "Awe-scillations": EEG spectral and complexity representations of awe.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- The dual impact of social prescribing: targeting social determinants to enhance quality of life in chronic conditions.BMC primary care · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewRecent reports of a "loneliness epidemic" in the USA are growing along with a robust evidence base that suggests that loneliness and social isolation can compromise physical and psychological health. Screening for social isolation among at-risk populations and referring them to nature-based community services, resources, and activities through a social prescribing (SP) program may provide a way to connect vulnerable populations with the broader community and increase their sense of connectedness and belonging. In this review, we explore opportunities for social prescribing to be used as a tool to address connectedness through nature-based interventions. RECENT
findingsSocial prescribing can include a variety of activities linked with voluntary and community sector organizations (e.g., walking and park prescriptions, community gardening, farmers' market vouchers). These activities can promote nature contact, strengthen social structures, and improve longer term mental and physical health by activating intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental processes. The prescriptions are appropriate for reaching a range of high-risk populations including moms who are minors who are minors, recent immigrants, older adults, economically and linguistically isolated populations, and unlikely users of nature and outdoor spaces. More research is needed to understand the impact of SPs on high-risk populations and the supports needed to allow them to feel at ease in the outdoors. Additionally, opportunities exist to develop technologically and socially innovative strategies to track patient participation in social prescriptions, monitor impact over time, and integrate prescribing into standard health care practice.
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