CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Adults Living in Nursing Home

Turkey (Türkiye)54 participantsStarted 2024-04-01

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range

60 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Over 60 years old, * Being literate, * Living in nursing home for at least 3 months, * Not diagnosed with dementia, * Mini Mental Test Score\>24 * No additional neurological disease, * No history of serious psychiatric illness, * Not in the acute phase of a systemic disease, * No vision or hearing loss that would hinder gardening activities, * Does not have a physical disability that would hinder gardening activities, * No history of falls, * Not participating in different applications at the same time. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet the inclusion criteria, * Persons with allergic reactions to soil and plants that may hinder with gardening activities.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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What they're measuring

Loneliness Scale for Elderly

Timeframe: 3 Month

Life Satisfaction Scale

Timeframe: 3 Month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06311825

SponsorIstanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-31

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