The impact of horticultural responsibility on health indicators and quality of life in assisted living
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This study used quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the impact of indoor gardening on elderly residents of a low-income assisted living facility over a 4-week period. Mastery, self-rated health, and self-rated happiness were pre-, post-, and post-post measured to evaluate whether a short-term introduction of indoor gardening that involved individual plant-care responsibility would improve these measures that are predictive of health and quality of life. Eighteen residents participated in four 2-hour interactive horticulture classes taught by a social horticulturist and a sociologist. Class members showed a significant increase in mastery, self-rated health, and self-rated happiness. The results of this study indicate that a basic horticultural activity, as simple as learning how to maintain a houseplant and taking individual responsibility for one, can have a short-term positive impact on the quality of life and on primary indicators of future health outcomes of older adults residing in assisted living facilities.
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Nature-based interventions typically comprise a broad spectrum of interventions, activities and outcomes that include plants, the natural environment and living creatures, and gardening supports people with long-term conditions.
“Typically, nature-based interventions comprise a broad spectrum of interventions, activities and outcomes that include plants, the natural environment and living creatures, and of interest here, is the recognition that gardening supports people with LTCs.12”
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- Authors
- Collins, C. C., & O'Callaghan, A. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Venue
- HortTechnology
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 611-618
- ISSN
- 1063-0198 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-7714
- OpenAlex
- W2184675453
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- HortTechnology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Keywords
- indoor gardening, horticultural therapy, assisted living, older adults, quality of life, self-rated health, mastery, plant maintenance, low-income populations
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