Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
36 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-09-12
2020-03-27
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Living near and spending time in green space is associated with a host of mental health benefits, including reduced depression and improved well-being. Research has shown that women who live near more green space have improved birth outcomes such as higher birthweight infants.
Despite the growing body of evidence linking nature with improved mental health, spending time in green space is not a standard health promoting tool to address mental illness. Behavioral economics concepts have been used successfully in promoting other preventative health behaviors such as physical activity and healthy eating.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Nature Coach Intervention
The Nature Coach Intervention consists of 3 components - home visit, text message follow up, and goal feedback.
Nature Coach Intervention
1. Home visit. During the 1-hour home visit, the coach will (a) provide education about the health benefits of nature, (b) identify nearby nature targets for the participant to visit, (c) complete a pre-commitment contract based on individualized weekly nature goals, and (d) brainstorm barriers and solutions to reaching the goals.
2. Personalized weekly text messages. Texts will serve as reminders of goals set with the Nature Coach, as well as encouragement to meet the goals. The context of text messages with change slightly based on individual participants, the goals they set, and the barriers they identify.
3. Goal feedback- At the end of each week, participants will receive a progression badge via text message that shows the amount of days and time they spent in nature, and how this matched up to the goal set with the Nature Coach.
Control Group
Education only
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Nature Coach Intervention
1. Home visit. During the 1-hour home visit, the coach will (a) provide education about the health benefits of nature, (b) identify nearby nature targets for the participant to visit, (c) complete a pre-commitment contract based on individualized weekly nature goals, and (d) brainstorm barriers and solutions to reaching the goals.
2. Personalized weekly text messages. Texts will serve as reminders of goals set with the Nature Coach, as well as encouragement to meet the goals. The context of text messages with change slightly based on individual participants, the goals they set, and the barriers they identify.
3. Goal feedback- At the end of each week, participants will receive a progression badge via text message that shows the amount of days and time they spent in nature, and how this matched up to the goal set with the Nature Coach.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Delivery of a living child
* Ambulatory
* Live in West or Southwest Philadelphia
* Have a smart phone
* Able to understand and respond to an oral interview in English
Exclusion Criteria
* Mother has not been in Intensive Care Unit pre/post-delivery
* Gestational age less than 37 weeks
* Department of Human Services involvement
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Eugenia South, MD MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Pennsylvania
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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833693
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id