2.4. Data Collection and Outcomes
Forearm venous blood, NRS
INS
Medical examinations at T1 (day 0; before the intervention), and T2 (day 7; after the intervention) were performed at the Department of Sports Medicine, Tappeiner Hospital, Merano (Italy). Follow-up examinations at T3 (day 60) took place at the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg (Austria); the follow-up examination at T4 (day 180) was carried out as an online survey. More details are shown in The ANKER study investigated the following long-term effects on T1, T2, T3 and T4: Health-related quality of life (Short form health survey (SF12), EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L), Quality of relationship (Partnership Questionnaire (PFB) and Problem List (PL)) as primary outcomes. A further primary outcome—the Intercultural Quality of Life Comic will become part of a separate paper due to its extensive results and an additional validation (throughout the following questionnaires: Subjective impairments of the participants (Complaints list (B-L’), BFI-10 questionnaire (10 Item Big Five Inventory) and Health-related control beliefs (HLOC) in this context. Secondary parameters were nature connectedness (Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), Nature Relatedness Scale (NRS) and Inclusion to Nature Scale (INS)), sociopsychological well-being in the sense of flourishing of personality (Flourishing Scale (FS-D), life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), health-related control beliefs (FEGK), subjective impairments of the participants Mindfulness (Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS). Measurements of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) were collected at T1, T3 and T4 to assess a possible long-term impact of the intervention on the subjects’ physical activity behavior. Additionally, the following physiological parameters were collected on T1, T2 and T3: static balance (MFT-S3 Check), body composition via Bio Impedance Analysis (Four-terminal impedance analyzer), differential blood count (Forearm venous blood), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO; NioxMinoThe short-term effects collected as part of the ANKER-study will be presented in a follow-up paper due to the quantity and consequent complexity of these data.