La exposición a la naturaleza reduce el dolor autoinformado: una revisión sistemática y un metaanálisis

Maximilian Oscar Steininger1, Jonas Paul Nitschke1, Mathew Philip White2,3,4,5

  • 1Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience Unit, Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Nature. Mental health
|January 12, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

La exposición a la naturaleza ofrece una estrategia prometedora complementaria para el manejo del dolor, reduciendo significativamente el dolor autoinformado. Sin embargo, se necesita más investigación rigurosa debido a las limitaciones y variabilidad de los estudios.

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