Prevention
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The aim of the study is to develop expert recommendations on core terminology in the field of forest and nature therapy. This study comprises a preparatory phase involving an international fo
Sponsors
Universitätskrankenhaus Augsburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • At least five peer-reviewed scientific publications in the field of forest and nature therapy, forest medicine, or related nature-based interventions in English (first or last author) or • At least one relevant publication (e.g., peer-reviewed article, gray literature, co- or first authorship, book contribution, reference book, or training manual) and at least five years of clinical therapeutic experience in the relevant field.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Lack of thematic expertise in the field of nature-based or forest-based interventions, • Exclusively administrative work without technical involvement • Relevant conflicts of interest that could compromise independent assessment • unwillingness to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Consensus among the international experts surveyed. Definition: - At least 70% of the experts must have agreed with the English-language terms and their definitions in the four Delphi rounds, giving them a score of at least 4 on a 5-point Likert scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - A follow-up Delphi study for German-language terms (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), informed by the international Delphi process, also achieving a consensus of =70% for defined core terms in the DACH region. - Development of a hierarchical taxonomy, - Documentation of terms on which no consensus was reached. | — |
Countries
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Contacts
Public ContactChristian S. Keßler
Universitätskrankenhaus Augsburg
Outcome results
None listed