Nature-Based Feasibility Intervention to Influence Mitigation Strategies for Perceived Stress

Amber L Vermeesch; Alessandra Coro; Kira Mattes; Dylan Ostendorff; Erica Timko Olson; Layla Garrigues

doi:10.3390/ijerph191912277

Nature-Based Feasibility Intervention to Influence Mitigation Strategies for Perceived Stress

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 27;19(19):12277. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912277.

Authors

Amber L Vermeesch¹, Alessandra Coro², Kira Mattes², Dylan Ostendorff², Erica Timko Olson³, Layla Garrigues²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family and Community Nursing, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA.
² School of Nursing & Health Innovations, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA.
³ School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

Abstract

Burnout, compassion fatigue, and perceived stress among undergraduate nursing students are significant factors leading to a poorer quality of life, decreased job satisfaction, and adversely impact patient outcomes. Burnout among undergraduate nursing students is a critical individual and workforce issue with contributing factors including a relentless schedule, academically challenging and rigorous programs, pressure to perform, and the completion of clinical hours caring for patients. This paper describes our feasibility study of a nature-based intervention (NBI) to reduce perceived stress and quality of life as it relates to burnout, and compassion fatigue. Quantitative data was collected through demographics, surveys, and electronic sensor data. The project's aim was to determine the feasibility of NBI monitored by NatureDose^TM to decrease perceived stress burnout and compassion fatigue among undergraduate nursing students.

Keywords: health promotion; nature; nature-based intervention; perceived stress; wellness.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Burnout, Professional* / prevention & control
Compassion Fatigue*
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate*
Empathy
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Quality of Life
Students, Nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires

Grants and funding

This research was funded and made possible by the Provost Initiatives for Undergraduate Research, School of Nursing Dean Shillam, Sigma Omicron Upsilon, Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund, and Opus Foundation.