ot just a walk in the park: Implementing nature walking groups in rural mental health services as a transdiagnostic approach on mental health recovery.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- mental health conditionMental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000733572
- Lead Sponsor
- Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
•Currently receives mental health services at Illawarra Community Mental Health Service (ICMHS) or LikeMind
•Shows interest and commitment to be part of a 12-week program of weekly nature walking groups
•Completed and passed the health moves assessment
•Ability to walk unassisted for up to 60 minutes at low intensity
Exclusion Criteria
•Cannot participate in at least 10 of the 12 scheduled NWGs
•Instability in current mental health, for example, a current intent or plan of suicide
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in anxiety and depression[Patient health Questionnaire - anxiety and depression scale. This will be assessed as a composite outcome. baseline, 12 weeks (primary endpoint) and 3 months post 12-week collection.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ature connection[Nature Relatedness Scale – short form baseline, 12 weeks and 3 months post 12 week collection];Personal wellbeing[Personal Wellbeing Index baseline, 12 weeks and 3 months post 12 week collection];Stress[salivary cortisol sampling Baseline and 12 weeks (at end of NWG sessions)]