Developing a new tool to capture the nature dose to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life.

ABSTRACT: Recognition of the health benefits of nature contact has increased. Simultaneously, growing numbers of people worldwide experience loneliness. There is a movement towards prescribing nature-based activities to improve/promote social connections, health, and quality of life. Yet, what constitutes a therapeutic nature dose is not well understood, due in part, to the lack of instruments that capture the characteristics of nature-based activities and measure 'nature dose.' We created a nature dose measurement tool to fill this gap by capturing various aspects of contact with nature and perceptions regarding park access, quality, naturalness, psychological distance to nature, and biodiversity. This tool will facilitate greater understanding of how natural areas, nature-based activities, and nat

SUBMITTER: Sachs AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462481 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature