Engaging with nature and the outdoors: A scoping review of therapeutic applications in contemporary occupational therapy
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Occupational therapists can leverage outdoor engagement for public health. While evidence of current practice is limited, nature offers therapeutic benefits for mental health, wellbeing, and healthy lifestyles.
Area Of Science
- Occupational science
- Environmental psychology
- Public health
Background
- Outdoor engagement is recognized for promoting public health and wellbeing.
- Occupational therapists are positioned to facilitate these benefits, but evidence is scarce.
Purpose Of The Study
- To conduct a scoping review on the use of outdoor engagement in occupational therapy.
- To identify the scope and nature of occupational therapy applications promoting outdoor engagement.
Main Methods
- A scoping review guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute framework.
- Systematic search across five databases, including 64 sources.
- Deductive content analysis for data extraction and thematic analysis for theme identification.
Main Results
- Three themes emerged: occupation-based applications, occupation-focused applications, and occupational therapy's contribution.
- Outdoor engagement is a complex, therapeutic occupation fostering mental health, wellbeing, and healthy lifestyles.
- Most literature discussed potential or emerging practices, with limited evidence of current applications.
Conclusions
- Occupational therapists utilize outdoor engagement through various interventions.
- Occupational science can enhance understanding by viewing nature as occupation and accessibility as occupational justice.
- Further research is needed to strengthen the evidence base for integrating outdoor engagement into practice.
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