Naturveiledning i Norden

Sandberg, Eva; Rohde, Torfinn; Nykänen, Riitta; Cserhalmi, Niklas; Lohne, Brita Homleid; Sandell, Klas; Edlev, Lasse; Sætermo, Benny; Carlsson, Tomas; Sørensen, Ole Henning; Hanssen, Kjersti; Danielsen, Live Solbrækken; Fagerwing, Lena; Schmidt, Thomas Larsen; Knudsen, Mette Aaskov; Hallgren, Lars; Seidler, Poul Hjulmann; Krog, Johnny Skjoldborg; Graversen, Marianne; Thelin, Linda; Raahauge, Tine Nord; Hansen, Jakob Walløe; Høegmark, Simon; Sadiku, Adil; Grebäck, Kajsa; Kettunen, Anna; Sarkkinen, Silja; Koskinen, Sanna; Salin, Maria

doi:10.6027/nord2019-031

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“…The participants were introduced to different nature experiences and stories about plants, trees, and animals with the purpose of opening up their awareness towards nature and to trigger their fascination [ 18 ]. They were also introduced to fishing, gathering plants, and cooking meals on an open fire [ 25 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]. By gaining greater insight, skills, and knowledge, dimensions and experiences in nature could be opened up and allowed for close connections to be built [ 19 , 27 , 32 ].…”

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The Wildman Programme—Rehabilitation and Reconnection with Nature for Men with Mental or Physical Health Problems—A Matched-Control Study

Høegmark

Andersen

Grahn

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Men with health problems refuse to participate in rehabilitation programmes and drop out of healthcare offerings more often than women. Therefore, a nature-based rehabilitation programme was tailored specific to men with mental health problems, and long-term illnesses. The rehabilitation programme combines the use of nature, body, mind, and community spirit (NBMC) and is called the ‘Wildman Programme’. The presented study was designed as a matched-control study with an intervention group participating in the Wildman Programme (N = 114) compared to a control group receiving treatment as usual (N = 39). Outcomes were measured at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6 months post-intervention (T3). The primary outcome was the participants’ quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF, which consists of four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. The secondary outcomes were the level of stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the participants’ emotional experience in relation to nature, measured by the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). The intervention group improved significantly in the physical and psychological WHOQOL-BREF domains and in PSS at both follow-ups. The participants’ interest in using nature for restoration increased significantly as well. The only detectable difference between the control group and the intervention group was in the WHOQOL-BREF physical domain at the 6-month follow-up. For further studies, we recommend testing the effect of the Wildman Programme in an RCT study.

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