Blue prescription : A pilot study of health benefits for oncological patients of a short program of activities involving the sea
Carreño, Arnau (Universitat de Girona)
Fontdecaba, Eva (Institut Català de la Salut. Centre d'Atenció Primària Castelló d'Empúries)
Izquierdo, Angel (Institut Català d'Oncologia)
Enciso, Olga (Institut Català de la Salut. Centre d'Atenció Primària Tossa de Mar)
Daunis-i-Estadella, Pepus (Universitat de Girona)
Mateu-Figueras, Glòria (Universitat de Girona)
Palarea-Albaladejo, Javier (Universitat de Girona)
Gascon, Mireia (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Vendrell, Cristina (Institut Català de la Salut. CAP Roses)
Lloveras, Montserrat (Institut Català de la Salut. Centre d'Atenció Primària Montilivi (Girona))
San, Joan (Universitat de Girona)
Gómez Mestres, Sílvia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural)
Minuto, Stefania (Universitat de Girona)
Lloret, Josep (Universitat de Girona)

Data:	2023
Resum:	Performing outdoor activities in blue spaces can help improve human health and mental well-being by reducing stress and promoting social relationships. The number of people surviving cancer has increased globally to experience this disease as a life-changing and chronic condition with physical and psychosocial symptoms that have negative impacts on their quality of life. While there has been a growth of programs in green spaces to meet the needs of cancer patients, such as follow-up post-treatment care, support groups and physical activity programs, very few studies have examined the effects of activities involving the sea for the health and well-being of oncology patients. This is the first study to evaluate whether different outdoor activities in blue spaces can benefit oncological patients' physical and mental health using smartwatches, sphygmomanometers and Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaires. We assessed changes in blood pressure, heart rate, sleep quality and mental health of 16 patients after twelve sessions of three different activities (walking, beach and snorkelling) and four sessions of a control activity. While no significant differences between activities were observed in terms of the data gathered by the smartwatches, a gradient of positive results for human mental health was observed towards exposure to a blue space, assessed through POMS questionnaires. Results show that exposure to blue spaces contributes to tension and anger reduction and improves the vigour mood state of oncology patients. No significant increases in patients' heart rate were recorded after the beach and snorkelling activities, with results similar to the control activity, suggesting that the contribution may be to participants' relaxation.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Heliyon, Vol. 9 (2023) , ISSN 2405-8440

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17713
PMID: 37483694

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