Effects of "Vitamin N" Nature Immersion Therapy on Stress Levels in Health Care Workers in the City of Bogotá
Cortisol Excess, Stress, Psychological, Anxiety
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Cortisol Excess focused on measuring Forest therapy, Nature therapy, Cortisol, Psychological stress, Physiological stress, Anxiety, Blood pressure, Natural Killer, DNA Methylation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Persons over 18 years of age
- Health care workers
- Prioritized by the psychosocial risk program
- Complete vaccination schedule for COVID-19
Exclusion Criteria:
- Undergraduate students in the area of health sciences
- Pregnant women
- Allergies or sensitivity to the intervention
- Workers who consume immunosuppressants or corticosteroids
- Workers diagnosed with any type of disease or who have undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment during the last year
- Persons who have had exposure to X-rays in the last 6 months
Sites / Locations
- Instituto Nacional de Salud
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Group 1. Regular therapy group
Group 2A: Vitamin N therapy group - metropolitan park environment
Group 2B: Vitamin N therapy group - forest forest environment
Group without intervention during the study period no changes will be made in their daily routine. They will receive a weekly intervention operationalized for psychosocial risk.
Group with periodic outings to a neighborhood or metropolitan natural park (once a week) for approximately 2 hours for a minimum period of six months.
Group with periodic outings to a forest environment (once a week) for a time of approximately 2 hours for a minimum period of six months