What Is the Evidence to Support the Use of Therapeutic Gardens for the Elderly?

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Mark B. Detweiler Taral Sharma Jonna G. Detweiler Pamela F. Murphy Sandra Lane Jack Carman Amara S.
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제9권 제2호, 100~110쪽, 전체 11쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2012.06.30

영문 초록

Horticulture therapy employs plants and gardening activities in therapeutic and rehabilitation activities and could be utilized to improve the quality of life of the worldwide aging population, possibly reducing costs for long-term, assisted living and dementia unit residents. Preliminary studies have reported the benefits of horticultural therapy and garden settings in reduction of pain, improvement in attention, lessening of stress, modulation of agitation, lowering of as needed medications, antipsychotics and reduction of falls. This is especially relevant for both the United States and the Republic of Korea since aging is occurring at an unprecedented rate, with Korea experiencing some of the world’s greatest increases in elderly populations. In support of the role of nature as a therapeutic modality in geriatrics, most of the existing studies of garden settings have utilized views of nature or indoor plants with sparse studies employing therapeutic gardens and rehabilitation greenhouses. With few controlled clinical trials demonstrating the positive or negative effects of the use of garden settings for the rehabilitation of the aging populations, a more vigorous quantitative analysis of the benefits is long overdue. This literature review presents the data supporting future studies of the effects of natural settings for the long term care and rehabilitation of the elderly having the medical and mental health problems frequently occurring with aging.

목차

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE AS A THERAPEUTIC MODALITY

CURRENT SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY FOR THE ELDERLY

BENEFITS FOR RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA

POSSIBLE LIMITATIONS OF GARDEN SETTINGS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

키워드

Therapeutic garden Rehabilitation Elderly