Testing a Nature-based Socila Intevention on Loneliness: the RECETAS-PRG Trial

"Nature-based social prescribing is a multicomponent, multi-level, behaviorally based complex intervention applaied by facilitators after a specific training. It comprises: a psychosocial component and nature-based activities. The psychosocial component is adapted from the group dynamic of Circle of Friends methodolgy focused on loneliness(Jansson A, Pitkälä KH, 2021) adapted to the cultural context of Prague and the target population (partitipants) of adults who lives in Prague. Participants start with an individual session and then meet once a week for two hours for 10 weeks.~At the first meeting together, participants select the nature-based activities they wish to conduct through a co-created menu."

Social prescribing as existing in usual care plus a written menu with the list of nature-based activities in the area.