TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A long-term follow-up of the efficacy of nature-based therapy for adults suffering from stress-related illnesses on levels of healthcare consumption and sick-leave absence: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Corazon, Sus Sola
A1  - Nyed, Patrik Karlsson
A1  - Sidenius, Ulrik
A1  - Poulsen, Dorthe Varning
A1  - Stigsdotter, Ulrika Karlsson
SP  - e15010137
EP  - e15010137
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - Stress-related illnesses are a growing health problem in the Western world; which also has economic significance for society. As a consequence; there is a growing demand for effective treatments. The study investigates the long-term efficacy of the Nacadia® nature-based therapy (NNBT) by comparing it to the efficacy of a validated cognitive behavioral therapy, called STreSS. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial in which 84 participants are randomly allocated between the treatments. Long-term efficacy is investigated through data extracts from the national database of Statistics Denmark on the sick leave and the health-care consumption. The results show that both the NNBT and the STreSS lead to a significant decrease in number of contacts with a general practitioner in the period from twelve months prior to treatment to twelve months after treatment; and, a significant decrease in long-term sick leave from the month prior to treatment to twelve months after treatment. The positive long-term effects provide validation for the NNBT as an efficient treatment of stress-related illnesses.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010137
ID  - ref1
ER  -