Quality criteria of nature-based interventions in healthcare facilities : a scoping review

Abstract: Introduction: Implementing integrated nature-based interventions that simultaneously serve human health and the restoration of biodiversity in healthcare facilities is considered a promising strategy. As an emerging field of research and practice in healthcare, identification of quality criteria is necessary to support desired outcomes related to biodiversity, human health and intervention processes. This study is part of a larger research project in collaboration with the Flemish Agency of Nature and Forest in Belgium. Methods: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews, in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science and Scopus. A step-by-step tabular screening process was conducted to identify relevant studies and reviews of nature-based interventions, published in English between January 2005 and April 2023. A qualitative content analysis was conducted and the results were then presented to the project steering group and a panel of stakeholders for refinement. Results: After filtering on the eligibility criteria, and with focus on healthcare facilities, 14 articles were included in this study. A preliminary nature-based interventions quality framework with a set of quality indicators has been developed. Discussion: When designing integrated nature-based interventions, a needs analysis of users and the outdoor environment should be conducted. Next, the integration of a One Health and biodiversity perspective and the application of a complex intervention framework, could support the quality of the design and implementation of nature-based interventions in healthcare facilities and facilitate their assessment. In future work, more rigorous research into the design and implementation of integrated nature-based interventions is needed to test and refine the quality criteria in practice

Adductor policis muscle: a new anthropometric parameter Músculo adutor do polegar: um novo parâmetro antropométrico

PURPOSE: To measure the thickness of adductor pollicis muscle in healthy adults. This measurement will be used as a nutritional anthropometric parameter in further studies. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Four hundred and twenty-one healthy adults were studied, 209 men and 212 women, with ages ranging from 18 to 87 years, living in Rio de Janeiro. The adductor pollicis muscle was also studied in the human anatomy lab as well as in normal healthy volunteers using CAT scans and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging to ensure that only the adductor pollicis was included in measurement of muscle thickness with a Lange caliper. To standardize the measurement, the methodology was detailed, with subjects sitting with the dominant hand dangling over the homolateral thigh and the elbow bent at approximately a 90° angle. The Lange caliper was applied at a pressure of 10 g/mm², pinching the adductor pollicis muscle at the vertex of an imaginary angle between the thumb and the index finger. The average of 3 consecutive measurements was considered to be the muscle thickness. RESULTS: This study provides the first estimates of adductor pollicis thickness in normal healthy subjects as an anthropometric parameter. The normal values in the dominant hand for men were 12.5 ± 2.8 mm (mean ± SD), median 12 mm, and for women were 10.5 ± 2.3 mm, median 10 mm.<br>OBJETIVO: Padronizar a medida da espessura do músculo adutor do polegar em adultos saudáveis, para futuras avaliações como parâmetro antropométrico. INDIVÍDUOS E MÉTODOS: Foram estudados 421 adultos saudáveis, oriundos de vários municípios do Rio de Janeiro, de ambos os sexos e nas faixas etárias compreendidas entre 18 a 25 anos, 26 a 45 anos, 46 a 65 anos e mais de 65 anos. Após a confirmação pelos estudos radiológicos e anatômicos, concluindo que com a técnica empregada, nenhum outro músculo além do adutor do polegar foi incluído na medição, foi elaborado o seguinte método: Com o indivíduo sentado, mão dominante repousando sobre o joelho homolateral, cotovelo em ângulo de aproximadamente noventa graus sobre o membro inferior, foi utilizado o paquímetro de Lange exercendo uma pressão contínua de 10g/mm² para pinçar o músculo adutor no vértice de um ângulo imaginário formado pela extensão do polegar e o dedo indicador. A média de três aferições foi considerada como a medida da espessura do músculo adutor. RESULTADOS: A média obtida para a espessura do músculo adutor do polegar, na mão dominante, no sexo masculino foi de 12,5 ± 2,8 mm, com uma mediana de 12 mm e no sexo feminino foi de 10,5 ± 2,3 mm, com uma mediana de 10 mm

Natuur & gezondheid : van intu\ueftief verband tot meervoudige maatschappelijke kansen en uitdagingen

Abstract: In binnen- en buitenland buigen wetenschappers van verschillend pluimage zich over de relaties tussen natuur en gezondheid. Zorgverleners en beleidsmakers gaan ermee aan de slag. Dit artikel brengt een inleidende synthese van de kennis en de inzichten, geeft achtergrond en wijst op kennishiaten en bezorgdheden. We verwijzen naar enkele praktijkvoorbeelden op basis van projecten in Vlaanderen, zoals het belang van grote bomen, vergroening van speelplaatsen en natuur rond en in zorginstellingen. Ten slotte gaan we bondig in op wat deze ontwikkelingen betekenen voor het natuurbehoud