Bridging Gaps: Practitioners working in the outdoors and assessment tools for health and wellbeing dataset
  • Description

    Exposure to nature has been linked to improved mental and physical health. However, nature-based health interventions (NBHIs) are not widely integrated into mainstream healthcare due to limited empirical evidence, a lack of standardised assessment tools, few randomised controlled trials, and minimal research into practitioner perspectives. This study explored how outdoor practitioners assess the effectiveness of their interventions and the challenges they face in gaining wider acceptance for NBHIs. Using a concurrent mixed methods design, data were collected from 49 outdoor practitioners through workshops and surveys at the Australian Outdoor Health National Conference and the Outdoors NSW.ACT Master Class. Guided by Social Learning Theory, thematic analysis identified three key themes: 1. Navigating Barriers to Effective Measurement 2. Multiple Outcomes and Multiple Measures 3. Shaping the Future of Nature-Based Interventions This dataset contains four spreadsheets from surveys and two master classes. This dataset cannot be published openly due to ethics conditions. To discuss the research please contact Nicole Peel ORCID 0000-0003-0806-1230.


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      Data publication title Bridging Gaps: Practitioners working in the outdoors and assessment tools for health and wellbeing dataset
    • Description

      Exposure to nature has been linked to improved mental and physical health. However, nature-based health interventions (NBHIs) are not widely integrated into mainstream healthcare due to limited empirical evidence, a lack of standardised assessment tools, few randomised controlled trials, and minimal research into practitioner perspectives. This study explored how outdoor practitioners assess the effectiveness of their interventions and the challenges they face in gaining wider acceptance for NBHIs. Using a concurrent mixed methods design, data were collected from 49 outdoor practitioners through workshops and surveys at the Australian Outdoor Health National Conference and the Outdoors NSW.ACT Master Class. Guided by Social Learning Theory, thematic analysis identified three key themes: 1. Navigating Barriers to Effective Measurement 2. Multiple Outcomes and Multiple Measures 3. Shaping the Future of Nature-Based Interventions This dataset contains four spreadsheets from surveys and two master classes. This dataset cannot be published openly due to ethics conditions. To discuss the research please contact Nicole Peel ORCID 0000-0003-0806-1230.


      • Data type dataset
    • Keywords
      • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      • SDG 17 - Partnership for goals
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      • FoR codes
      • 429999 - Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
      SEO codes
      • 209999 - Other health not elsewhere classified
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      Temporal (time) coverage
    • Start date 2024/04/01
    • End date 2024/10/31
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      The Data Manager is: Nicole Peel
      Access conditions Conditional
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      • Statement of rights in data Copyright Western Sydney University
    - Citation
      Citation Peel, Nicole; Reis, Arianne; Gray, Tonia; Possamai, Nina (2025): Bridging Gaps: Practitioners working in the outdoors and assessment tools for health and wellbeing dataset. Western Sydney University. https://doi.org/10.26183/tzq3-4r93

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