Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program
The implementation of nature-based interventions has demonstrated a positive impact on health outcomes and overall wellbeing. The knowledge of nature-based smoking cessation interventions is sparse but might offer potential benefits for smokers undertaking an intensive smoking cessation program. Thi...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1470820/full |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832590841997164544 |
|---|---|
| author | Mie Sylow Liljendahl Sanne Staal Hanne Tønnesen |
| author_facet | Mie Sylow Liljendahl Sanne Staal Hanne Tønnesen |
| author_sort | Mie Sylow Liljendahl |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The implementation of nature-based interventions has demonstrated a positive impact on health outcomes and overall wellbeing. The knowledge of nature-based smoking cessation interventions is sparse but might offer potential benefits for smokers undertaking an intensive smoking cessation program. This study assessed the feasibility in real life of the 6-week Danish Intensive Gold Standard Program (GSP) for smoking cessation in nature compared to the standard setting in primary healthcare. This feasibility study followed up with 81 out of 90 (90%) participants in a nature-based setting and 56,480 out of 58,772 (96%) participants in a standard setting. All participants received the intensive GSP and were registered after providing informed consent in the national Danish STOPbase between 2018 and 2023. Feasibility was assessed using the following indicators: primarily successful quitting after 6 months, secondarily at the end of the 6-week program, as well as compliance and satisfaction—all obtained through interviews. All indicators were similarly high in both settings. After 6 months, 43% had successfully quit in the nature-based setting and 37% in the standardized setting without statistical significance (RR 1.25, 95% CI: 0.80–1.94). The nature-based setting was feasible and appeared to produce similar outcomes as the standard setting for the 6-week intensive GSP in Denmark in real life. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-b7d1b1c3f0d2444686bbbb7b9c7ce60c |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2296-2565 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Public Health |
| spelling | doaj-art-b7d1b1c3f0d2444686bbbb7b9c7ce60c2025-01-23T06:56:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-01-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14708201470820Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard programMie Sylow Liljendahl0Sanne Staal1Hanne Tønnesen2Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCenter for Health Promotion, Holstebro Kommune, Holstebro, DenmarkClinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkThe implementation of nature-based interventions has demonstrated a positive impact on health outcomes and overall wellbeing. The knowledge of nature-based smoking cessation interventions is sparse but might offer potential benefits for smokers undertaking an intensive smoking cessation program. This study assessed the feasibility in real life of the 6-week Danish Intensive Gold Standard Program (GSP) for smoking cessation in nature compared to the standard setting in primary healthcare. This feasibility study followed up with 81 out of 90 (90%) participants in a nature-based setting and 56,480 out of 58,772 (96%) participants in a standard setting. All participants received the intensive GSP and were registered after providing informed consent in the national Danish STOPbase between 2018 and 2023. Feasibility was assessed using the following indicators: primarily successful quitting after 6 months, secondarily at the end of the 6-week program, as well as compliance and satisfaction—all obtained through interviews. All indicators were similarly high in both settings. After 6 months, 43% had successfully quit in the nature-based setting and 37% in the standardized setting without statistical significance (RR 1.25, 95% CI: 0.80–1.94). The nature-based setting was feasible and appeared to produce similar outcomes as the standard setting for the 6-week intensive GSP in Denmark in real life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1470820/fullfeasibility studiesgold standard programintensive smoking cessation interventionnational databasenature-based intervention |
| spellingShingle | Mie Sylow Liljendahl Sanne Staal Hanne Tønnesen Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program Frontiers in Public Health feasibility studies gold standard program intensive smoking cessation intervention national database nature-based intervention |
| title | Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program |
| title_full | Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program |
| title_fullStr | Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program |
| title_short | Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program |
| title_sort | intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature based setting a feasibility study of the danish gold standard program |
| topic | feasibility studies gold standard program intensive smoking cessation intervention national database nature-based intervention |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1470820/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT miesylowliljendahl intensivesmokingcessationinterventioninanaturebasedsettingafeasibilitystudyofthedanishgoldstandardprogram AT sannestaal intensivesmokingcessationinterventioninanaturebasedsettingafeasibilitystudyofthedanishgoldstandardprogram AT hannetønnesen intensivesmokingcessationinterventioninanaturebasedsettingafeasibilitystudyofthedanishgoldstandardprogram |