ルーツとシューツ:低幸福度のための自然ベースの自助介入の可行性と可受け入れ性を評価する並行ランダム化制御試験

Matthew Owens^1,2, Chloe Houghton¹, Paige Beattie¹

¹Department of Psychology, The Mood Disorders Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QQ, UK.

Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

|August 28, 2025

まとめ

自然に根ざした介入は精神的健康を改善する見込みですこの試作研究では "ルーツ・アンド・シューツ"プログラムが実行可能で受け入れられ潜在的に幸福感を高めうつ病の症状を軽減する効果があることがわかりました

科学分野:

メンタルヘルスの研究
環境心理学
公衆衛生

背景:

鬱病は重要な公衆衛生問題であり伝統的な治療法では不十分です
自然との接触はストレスを軽減し気分を良くし全体的な健康状態を良くします
自律的な自然ベースの介入 (NBI) は,精神保健の潜在的補完的なアプローチを提供します.

研究の目的:

"ルーツとシューツ"という 4週間の自助療法の実現可能性,受容性,初期効果を評価する.
福祉,うつ症状,反省,睡眠,自然との関係性への介入の影響を評価する.

主な方法:

47人の参加者を対象にランダム化制御試験を行いました
ランダム化して"Roots and Shoots"の介入か待機リストの対照群に割り当てます
ウェルビーイングと二次的アウトカムの測定ベースライン,2週間と4週間

主要な成果:

参加者は"Roots and Shoots"の介入に対して高い受け入れ率と満足度を示しました.
予備的な発見は幸福度の改善の可能性を示唆しています
この介入は,この試験段階において実行可能性と可決性を示した.

結論:

"根と芽"のNBIは精神的健康を改善するために実行可能で受け入れられるように見える.
効果を確認するために,より大きな臨床試験でのさらなる調査が必要である.
NBIはメンタルヘルス支援を強化するための有望な手段です.

キーワード:

自然パイロットランダム化制御試験福祉

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