How does Noticing and Connecting with Nature effect Pain Rumination
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The effects of noticing nature on pain rumination: A Quantitative study among a Chronic pain population.
IRAS ID
331033
Contact name
Myfanwy Williams
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Edinburgh
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
n/a, n/a
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 1 days
Research summary
A cross-sectional survey based study, recruiting adults with chronic pain, which is pain which has lasted over three months (WHO, 2018) from a community sample and a clinical NHS sample. The online survey will include self-reported demographic questions and validated psychometric questionnaires. The study aims to investigate if among a chronic pain population noticing nature more frequently will significantly predict lower pain rumination after controlling for days in nature and frequency of passive nature contact. This study will also investigate if the relationship between nature connection and pain rumination is mediated by mindfulness.
Participants are recruited via social media and third sector advertising (community sample) and via their allocated clinicians at 2 participating health boards NHS Dumfries and Galloway and NHS Glasgow and Clyde (clinical sample).
The participant would need to provide informed consent, have sufficient English and be aged 18 or above. Participants will be asked to self-exclude if they have health risks which mean they are too unwell to take part e.g. heavy opioid use, acute psychosis, severe brain injury or intoxication.
If willing, all participants will be directed to the online study or provided with paper copies to complete at home. Participants will complete consent forms and provide demographic information. The participant will then complete six items. Participants will then be provided with a debrief, contact details and support information. Participants are only required to complete the survey once. The whole study is estimated to take 60 minutes.
The University of Edinburgh has made an amount of £200 available to aid recruitment and will be spent on gift cards, which upon completion of survey participants will be given a link to a separate survey where they can enter their email to be entered into a draw to win one of these. 4 x £25 prizes will be available, split equally between the clinical and community sample.REC name
London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/0845
Date of REC Opinion
29 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion