Promoting Healthy Organizations Through Urban Nature: Psychological and Physiological Effects in Healthcare Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals experience high levels of stress due to demanding work, especially in metropolitan areas. Nature-based interventions offer potential mental health benefits. This randomized intervention study aimed to evaluate the effects of nature immersion therapies on mental health outcomes in healthcare workers with different psychological risk in Bogota, Colombia.

Methods

During a period of 6 months, a total of 82 healthcare workers from two institutions were assigned to three groups: two exposed weekly to nature (parks and forests) and one control group with monthly conventional interventions. Psychological assessments of stress, anxiety, fatigue, and sleep quality were conducted at three time points (baseline, three, and six months of intervention).

SUBMITTER: Velez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12385907 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature