PMID- 35897493
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220729
LR  - 20220906
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 15
DP  - 2022 Jul 26
TI  - Nature-Based Meditation, Rumination and Mental Wellbeing.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19159118 [doi]
LID - 9118
AB  - Novel approaches for children and young people (CYP) in the prevention and 
      intervention of mental illness are needed and nature-based interventions (NBI) 
      may be clinically useful. This proof-of-principle study tested the effects of a 
      novel brief nature-based meditation on rumination, depressive symptoms and 
      wellbeing in young people. Sixty-eight university students were randomised to one 
      of three conditions: active control (n = 23), indoor meditation (n = 22) or 
      nature-based meditation (n = 23). Participants completed self-report measures on 
      state and trait rumination post intervention and depression and wellbeing at a 
      2-week follow-up. Depressive rumination significantly decreased post intervention 
      in the nature condition and depressive symptoms improved for both intervention 
      groups. Wellbeing only significantly improved at follow-up in the nature 
      condition. Nature condition participants demonstrated one minimal clinically 
      important difference (MCID) for wellbeing at follow-up. Depressive symptoms for 
      this condition were below the clinically significant threshold for depression. 
      The number needed to treat (NNT) analysis suggested that two to five young people 
      would need to complete the intervention. Preliminary evidence suggests NBIs, such 
      as the one in the present study, can reduce depressive rumination and symptoms 
      and improve wellbeing. Replication with larger clinical samples is required to 
      substantiate findings.
FAU - Owens, Matthew
AU  - Owens M
AD  - Department of Psychology, The Mood Disorders Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter 
      EX4 4QQ, UK.
AD  - The ROWAN Group, Exeter EX4 4QQ, UK.
FAU - Bunce, Hannah L I
AU  - Bunce HLI
AD  - The ROWAN Group, Exeter EX4 4QQ, UK.
AD  - CEDAR, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QQ, UK.
AD  - Somerset Foundation Trust NHS, Taunton TA1 5DA, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220726
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Depression/prevention & control
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Meditation
PMC - PMC9332585
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - depression
OT  - meditation
OT  - nature
OT  - nature-based intervention
OT  - rumination
OT  - wellbeing
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/07/29 06:00
MHDA- 2022/07/30 06:00
PMCR- 2022/07/26
CRDT- 2022/07/28 01:07
PHST- 2022/07/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/07/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/07/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/07/28 01:07 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/07/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/07/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/07/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19159118 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-09118 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19159118 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 26;19(15):9118. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19159118.