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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
178
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.
Participants attend three days of two-hour forest therapy at the Friedrichsruh, Barntrup or Wernigerode sites, led by an INFTA-certified forest therapy guide.
Charite University
Berlin, Germany
Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Assessing full scale, range 1-7, lower score meaning a better outcome
Time frame: Change from baseline POMS score at 3 days
Perceived Benefits of Nature Questionnaire (PBNQ)
Assessing full scale, range 1-7, lower score meaning a better outcome
Time frame: Change from baseline PBNQ score at 3 days
Subjective Vitality Scale state (SVS-G state)
Assessing full scale, range 1-80, higher score meaning a better outcome
Time frame: 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
Time frame: 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
Time frame: 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).
Time frame: 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.
Time frame: 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.
Time frame: Change from baseline ASKU score at 3 days
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