How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme--'Woods In and Around Towns' (WIAT)--at improving psychological well-being in deprived urban communities?: A quasi-experimental study

Eva Silveirinha de Oliveira; Peter Aspinall; Andrew Briggs; Steven Cummins; Alastair H Leyland; Richard Mitchell; Jenny Roe; Catharine Ward Thompson

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003648

How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme--'Woods In and Around Towns' (WIAT)--at improving psychological well-being in deprived urban communities? A quasi-experimental study

Eva Silveirinha de Oliveira, Peter Aspinall, Andrew Briggs, Steven Cummins, Alastair H Leyland, Richard Mitchell, Jenny Roe, Catharine Ward Thompson

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Abstract

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that green spaces may positively influence psychological well-being. This project is designed to take advantage of a natural experiment where planned physical and social interventions to enhance access to natural environments in deprived communities provide an opportunity to prospectively assess impacts on perceived stress and mental well-being.

Original language	English
Article number	e003648
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume	3
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003648
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Silveirinha de Oliveira, E., Aspinall, P., Briggs, A., Cummins, S., Leyland, A. H., Mitchell, R., Roe, J., & Ward Thompson, C. (2013). How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme--'Woods In and Around Towns' (WIAT)--at improving psychological well-being in deprived urban communities? A quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open, 3(8), Article e003648. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003648

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