Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project

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• dc.contributor.author Coll Planas, Laura
• dc.contributor.author Carbó Cardeña, Aina
• dc.contributor.author Jansson, Anu
• dc.contributor.author Dostálová, Vladimira
• dc.contributor.author Bartova, Alzbeta
• dc.contributor.author Rautiainen, Laura
• dc.contributor.author Kolster, Annika
• dc.contributor.author Masó-Aguado, Montse
• dc.contributor.author Briones Buixassa, Laia
• dc.contributor.author Blancafort Alias, Sergi
• dc.contributor.author Roqué Figuls, Marta
• dc.contributor.author Lavelle Sachs, Ashby
• dc.contributor.author Casajuana Kögel, Cristina
• dc.contributor.author Siebert, Uwe
• dc.contributor.author Rochau, Ursula
• dc.contributor.author Puntscher, Sibylle
• dc.contributor.author Holmerová, Iva
• dc.contributor.author Pitkälä, Kaisu H.
• dc.contributor.author Litt, Jill
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-19T06:05:21Z
• dc.date.available 2024-06-19T06:05:21Z
• dc.date.issued 2024
• dc.description.abstract Background: The negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage social, cultural, and public health system resources. Group-based social interventions are a potential method to alleviate loneliness. Moreover, nature, as part of our social and health infrastructure, may be an important part of the solutions that are needed to address loneliness. The RECETAS European project H2020 (Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces) is an international research project aiming to develop and test the effectiveness of nature-based social interventions to reduce loneliness and increase health-related quality of life. Methods: This article describes the three related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that will be implemented: the RECETAS-BCN Trial in Barcelona (Spain) is targeting people 18+ from low socio-economic urban areas; the RECETAS-PRG Trial in Prague (Czech Republic) is addressing community-dwelling older adults over 60 years of age, and the RECETAS-HLSNK trial is reaching older people in assisted living facilities. Each trial will recruit 316 adults suffering from loneliness at least sometimes and randomize them to nature-based social interventions called "Friends in Nature" or to the control group. "Friends in Nature" uses modifications of the "Circle of Friends" methodology based on group processes of peer support and empowerment but including activities in nature. Participants will be assessed at baseline, at post-intervention (3 months), and at 6- and 12-month follow-up after baseline. Primary outcomes are the health-related quality-of-life according to 15D measure and The De Jong Gierveld 11-item loneliness scale. Secondary outcomes are health and psychosocial variables tailored to the specific target population. Nature exposure will be collected throughout the intervention period. Process evaluation will explore context, implementation, and mechanism of impact. Additionally, health economic evaluations will be performed. Discussion: The three RECETAS trials will explore the effectiveness of nature-based social interventions among lonely people from various ages, social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. RECETAS meets the growing need of solid evidence for programs addressing loneliness by harnessing the beneficial impact of nature on enhancing wellbeing and social connections. Trial registration: Barcelona (Spain) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05488496. Registered 29 July 2022. Prague (Czech Republic) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05522140. Registered August 25, 2022. Helsinki (Finland) trial: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT05507684. Registered August 12, 2022.
• dc.description.sponsorship This work is supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 945095. This work is also supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the “Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019-2023” Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and by the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program. Helsinki University Hospital VTR Funding has been received for the trial. The funder had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The authors and their contributions to the manuscript are independent from the funder.
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• dc.identifier.citation Coll-Planas L, Carbó-Cardeña A, Jansson A, Dostálová V, Bartova A, Rautiainen L, et al. Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jan 13;24(1):172. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17547-x
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17547-x
• dc.identifier.issn 1471-2458
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/60514
• dc.language.iso eng
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• dc.relation.ispartof BMC Public Health. 2024 Jan 13;24(1):172
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• dc.subject.keyword Effectiveness
• dc.subject.keyword Group intervention
• dc.subject.keyword Health-related quality-of-life
• dc.subject.keyword Loneliness
• dc.subject.keyword Nature-based social prescribing
• dc.subject.keyword Psychosocial group intervention
• dc.subject.keyword Psychosocial processes
• dc.subject.keyword Randomized controlled trials
• dc.subject.keyword Social connectedness
• dc.title Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project
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