Table 1.
Nature prescription descriptions.
| Study | Program Descriptions | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Unstructured Prescriptions | ||
| Christiana et al. [37] | Patients receive counseling, education about local outdoor resources, and prescription for 60 min or more of outdoor physical activity per day | Children (ages 5–13) |
| Coffey and Gaurderer [40] | Participants receive counseling, education about local outdoor resources, and a 1-day free pass to any state park day use area | Children (ages 6–10) |
| Razani et al. [35,44] | Group 1: Patients receive counseling, education about local park resources, journals and pedometers | Children (low-income; ages 4–18) and parents |
| Razani et al. [42] | Group 1: Patients receive counseling and education about local park resources | Children (low-income; ages 7–17) and parents |
| Zarr et al. [43] | Patients receive education about local outdoor resources, and a prescription for outdoor physical activity | Children and adolescents (low-income) |
| Structured Prescriptions | ||
| Cimprich and Ronis [39] | Home-based program involving 120 min of exposure to the natural environment per week | Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer |
| James et al. [41] | Patients receive counseling and are referred to guided outdoor activities, with incentives | Children (low-income; ages 2–13) |
| Messiah et al. [36] | Patients receive counseling and referral to a park-based afterschool health and wellness program | Children and adolescents (low-income; ages 6–14) |
| Razani et al. [34] | Patients receive counseling, and are recruited to formal outings involving unstructured nature exploration and physical activity once a month | Infants, children and adolescents (low-income; ages 0–18) |
| Razani et al. [35,44] | Group 2: Patients recruited to 3 nature outings to parks where they engaged in unstructured nature play, physical activity and picnic, and quiet reflection | Children (low-income; ages 4–18) and parents |
| Razani et al. [42] | Group 2: Three organized group outings at three parks (among the seven parks highlighted in the map given to all families) over three weeks | Children (low-income; ages 7–17) and parents |