Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-7-2022
College/Unit
School of Public Health
Department/Program/Center
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Introduction
Nature provides an array of health benefits, and recent decades have seen a resurgence in nature-based interventions (NBI). While NBI have shown promise in addressing health needs, the wide variety of intervention approaches create difficulty in understanding the efficacy of NBI as a whole. This scoping review will (1) identify the different nomenclature used to define NBI, (2) describe the interventions used and the contexts in which they occurred and (3) describe the methodologies and measurement tools used in NBI studies.
Methods and analysis
Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols Extension for Scoping Reviews, four databases will be searched (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global) as well as cross-referencing for published and unpublished (masters theses and dissertations) studies on NBI in humans. Eligible studies must employ intervention or observational designs, and an English-language abstract will be required. Database searches will occur from inception up to the date of the search. Animal-based therapies and virtual-reality therapies involving simulated nature will be excluded. Independent dual screening and data abstraction will be conducted. Results will be analysed qualitatively as well as with simple descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages).
Ethics and dissemination
Since this is a scoping review of previously published summary data, ethical approval for this study is not needed. Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. This protocol has been registered with Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/mtzc8).
Digital Commons Citation
Moyers, Samantha I.; Abildso, Christiaan G.; and Kelley, George A., "Context, classification and study methodologies in research into nature-based therapies: protocol for a scoping review" (2022). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 3099.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/3099
Source Citation
Moyers SI, Abildso CG, Kelley GA. Context, classification and study methodologies in research into nature-based therapies: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open2022;12:e060734. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060734
Comments
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This article received support from the WVU Libraries' Open Access Author Fund.