Being in contact with nature activates memories and offers elderly people in nursing homes beneficial experiences

Johansen, Håkon; Gonzalez, Marianne Thorsen

doi:10.4220/sykepleienf.2018.69738en

Sykepleien

2018

DOI: 10.4220/sykepleienf.2018.69738en

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Being in contact with nature activates memories and offers elderly people in nursing homes beneficial experiences

Håkon Johansen¹,

Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez²

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Nature experience and well-being: Bird watching as an intervention in nursing homes to maintain cognitive resources, mobility, and biopsychosocial health

Zieris,

Freund,

Kals

2023

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Nature experience and well-being: Bird watching as an intervention in nursing homes to maintain cognitive resources, mobility, and biopsychosocial health

Zieris,

Freund,

Kals

2023

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Formulating evidence-based design guidelines for therapeutic gardens tailored to elderly populations: a synthesis of reminiscence and preference studies

Heród,

Szewczyk-Taranek,

Pawłowska

2024

Acta Sci. Pol. Hortorum Cultus

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Gardens emerge as powerful catalysts for enhancing the well-being of the older generation. The design of a garden plays a significant role in engagement with such an environment. The investigation aimed to determine features integral to the garden for older adults to be applied as design guidelines for therapeutic gardens serving the elderly. A mixed quantitative-qualitative approach was used with a questionnaire focused on eliciting insights into the garden experiences. The respondents comprised individuals from Care Homes and Senior Activity Centres. The results revealed the importance of childhood gardens and associated memories of the elderly. Consequently, the conceptualisation of a garden tailored to the needs of older adults highlights relaxation. A garden should facilitate passive engagement with nature and active involvement in the nurturing of plant life. Botanical preferences encompass a diverse array of flora: roses, tulips, and peonies in the floral domain; tomatoes, onions, and carrots within the vegetables; and apples, pears, and plums within the realm of fruits.

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Being in contact with nature activates memories and offers elderly people in nursing homes beneficial experiences

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Nature experience and well-being: Bird watching as an intervention in nursing homes to maintain cognitive resources, mobility, and biopsychosocial health

Nature experience and well-being: Bird watching as an intervention in nursing homes to maintain cognitive resources, mobility, and biopsychosocial health

Formulating evidence-based design guidelines for therapeutic gardens tailored to elderly populations: a synthesis of reminiscence and preference studies

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