Nature-Based Interventions for Psychological Wellbeing in Long-Term Conditions: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: With the global burden of disease increasing, particularly in relation to often preventable chronic diseases, researchers and clinicians are keen to identify interventions that can mitigate ill health and enhance the psychological wellbeing of people living with long-term conditions (LTCs). It is long established that engagement with nature can support human health and wellbeing, and in recent years, nature-based interventions (NBIs) have been advanced as of potential benefit. This review thus sought to systematically appraise published evidence of the application of NBIs to address psychological wellbeing for those living with LTCs. A systematic search of three databases, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and SCOPUS, was undertaken, and the BestBETs quality assessment checklist was used to appraise metho

SUBMITTER: Taylor EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8954238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature