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Filter by:Loneliness in elderly individuals increases with age and negatively affects individuals by decreasing life satisfaction. In recent years, horticultural therapy is a type of therapy that has developed and is added routine care of elderly individuals living in nursing homes. Social interaction, life satisfaction, feelings of success and responsibility and increase while loneliness and depression levels decrease through human-nature interaction in horticultural therapy. In our country, no study has been found on the effects of horticultural therapy on physical or mental health in elderly individuals. This research will be conducted as a randomized control group study to examine the effects of horticultural therapy on loneliness and life satisfaction in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.
Currently, there are an estimated 47 million people with dementia worldwide, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. This figure is expected to triple to 130 million in 2050. In France, the number of dementia cases is estimated at 754,000 and could reach 1,813,000 in 2050. In a recent literature review, researchers highlighted the many benefits of horticultural therapy and garden environments for people with Alzheimer's or cognitive disorders. They include: alleviating pain, improving attention, decreasing stress, relieving agitation, decreasing the use of medications, such as antipsychotics, as well as reducing falls. Gardening offers a non-pharmacological approach to achieving these goals and could improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. As part of a care solution, support services that include social activities, such as gardening, reduce the need for more intrusive and expensive care solutions. The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of horticultural
This study aimed to explore the effects of a combination of 3D virtual reality (VR) and hands-on horticultural activities on the mental health of community-dwelling older adults.
Horticultural Therapy (HT) method refers to the process of using gardening as a method to maintain and improve the existing health status of the individual, which can be applied by healthcare professionals. Horticultural therapy method is an application that positively contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, emotional processes and entertainment processes of the elderly. Collins and O 'Callaghan (2008 ) and Yao and Chen (2016) showed that older individuals with serious illness and weakness had improved health outcomes when they were busy with plants. In a study by Yao and Chen (2016); Individuals aged 65 years and older were treated with HT once a week for eight weeks, and an increase in daily life activities, happiness and interpersonal affinity was observed. In another semi-experimental study by Tse (2010), elderly individuals were given HT for eight weeks, after which an increase in life satisfaction and social communication of the elderly and a significant decrease in loneliness were found. These results showed that HT can be used for therapeutic purposes in the elderly. While horticultural therapy is used as a therapeutic approach for the elderly in nursing homes, there is still no such study in the geography we live in. The research was planned to determine the effect of hortic culture therapy on the loneliness and happiness levels of the elderly living in the nursing home.
The objective of this study is to determine whether horticultural therapy would improve the psychological well-being older adults who are at risk of memory (cognitive) decline. 100 elderly subjects who are at risk of cognitive decline will be randomized into the active horticultural therapy or to the waitlist control group. Sessions will be conducted weekly for 9 months, and participants will be assessed at 3 time-points: at the start of the study, at 3 months and at 9 months. It is hypothesized that participants who undergo horticultural therapy will perform better on neuropsychological tests when compared to control, and that they will have improved psychological well-being and functional outcomes.