Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: a common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in Barcelona, Helsinki, and Prague within the RECETAS European project

• Main Authors: Laura Coll-Planas (Author), Aina Carbó-Cardeña (Author), Anu Jansson (Author), Vladimira Dostálová (Author), Alzbeta Bartova (Author), Laura Rautiainen (Author), Annika Kolster (Author), Montse Masó-Aguado (Author), Laia Briones-Buixassa (Author), Sergi Blancafort-Alias (Author), Marta Roqué-Figuls (Author), Ashby Lavelle Sachs (Author), Cristina Casajuana (Author), Uwe Siebert (Author), Ursula Rochau (Author), Sibylle Puntscher (Author), Iva Holmerová (Author), Kaisu H. Pitkala (Author), Jill S. Litt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage social, cultural, and public health system resources. Group-based social interventions are a potential method to alleviate loneliness. Moreo...