Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jan 15;15(1):137. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010137.
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.
压力相关疾病是西方世界日益严重的健康问题，这对社会也具有经济意义。因此，人们对有效治疗方法的需求日益增长。本研究通过将 Nacadia 基于自然的疗法 (NNBT) 与经过验证的认知行为疗法 STreSS 的疗效进行比较，来研究 NNBT 的长期疗效。该研究采用随机对照试验设计，将 84 名参与者随机分配到两种治疗方法中。通过从丹麦国家统计局的全国数据库中提取数据，调查病假和医疗保健消费情况，以评估长期疗效。结果表明，NNBT 和 STreSS 都能显著减少治疗前 12 个月至治疗后 12 个月期间与全科医生的接触次数，以及治疗前一个月至治疗后 12 个月期间的长期病假天数。这些积极的长期效果为 NNBT 作为一种有效的压力相关疾病治疗方法提供了验证。
