ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Nature-Based Interventions and Mind-Body Interventions: Saving Public Health Costs Whilst Increasing Life Satisfaction and Happiness.
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- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- Nature-based interventions: a systematic review of reviews.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of a community gardening intervention on diet, physical activity, and anthropometry outcomes in the USA (CAPS): an observer-blind, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Planetary health · 2023Trial
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- Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Bonded Green Exercise: A One Health Framework for Shared Nature-Based Physical Activity in the Human-Dog Dyad.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Thermal stress: an untapped potential in rehabilitation? An opinion paper on Finnish sauna and whole-body cryostimulation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Urban care farming for older adults: a mixed-method feasibility and acceptability study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Comparison of Elicit AI and Traditional Literature Searching in Evidence Syntheses Using Four Case Studies.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2025Article
- Roots and Shoots: A Pilot Parallel Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Nature-Based Self-Help Intervention for Low Wellbeing.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Science of Tai Chi and Qigong as Whole Person Health-Part II: Evidence Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research and Implementation.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Pilot Testing an Ecotherapy Program for Adolescence: Initial Findings and Methodological Reflections.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Green sanctuaries: residential green and garden space and the natural environment mitigate mental disorders risk of diabetic patients.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Well-Being Benefits and Social Value of Volunteer Gardening: Health Economics Meets Behavioral Science.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Body, Mind, and Social Characteristics in a Sample of a Training Program for Developing Social and Personal Resources: A Network Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Perceptions of Knowledge and Experience in Nature-Based Health Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Mind the Metabolic Gap: Bridging Migraine and Alzheimer's disease through Brain Insulin Resistance.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of social and therapeutic horticulture for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- The significance of green exercise for the health and wellbeing of Italian immigrants in Norway: a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
A number of countries have begun to adopt prevention pays policies and practices to reduce pressure on health and social care systems. Most affluent countries have seen substantial increases in the incidence and costs of non-communicable diseases. The interest in social models for health has led to the growth in use of social prescribing and psychological therapies. At the same time, there has been growth in application of a variety of nature-based and mind-body interventions (NBIs and MBIs) aimed at improving health and longevity. We assess four NBI/MBI programmes (woodland therapy, therapeutic horticulture, ecotherapy/green care, and tai chi) on life satisfaction/happiness and costs of use of public services. These interventions produce rises in life satisfaction/happiness of 1.00 pts to 7.29 (
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