Horticultural therapy program for middle-aged women’s depression, anxiety, and self-identify

Therapeutic Gardens – A healing environment for optimizing the health care experience of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients: A narrative review  

“…Several studies have reported that horticultural therapy and active participation in gardening by older adults has health effects on anxiety, depression and improved self-identity in middleaged women. [96,93], as well as improved hand and body strength and flexibility [85,97]. This is consistent with [98] who comment that horticultural therapy can affect the physical, social, psychological and cognitive functions of dementia patients, including: improved strength and stamina, coping skills and motivation, concentration and focus, as well as reduced stress and anxiety (see table 3).…”

Effects of Types of Horticultural Activity on the Physical and Mental State of Elderly Individuals

“…This is due to the long-term effects of the culture technique-type, such as taking care of plants and observing seed germination and the growth of plants. Previous studies were mostly in the plan of long-term horticultural activities [ 16 , 18 , 24 , 27 ], so there was a benefit in their studies about culture technique-type.…”

“…Third, in evaluating physical and psychological status, we did not observe significant changes in the blood pressure and SDNN. Previous studies are mainly about the discussion about the effects of joining long-term horticultural activities [ 16 , 24 , 27 ]. Therefore, blood pressure can be used as the assessment of long-term horticultural activities; however, it was unable to indicate the results immediately.…”

“…It is perceivable that prevention is better than a cure. Perhaps delaying aging through healthy horticultural activities can improve health as well as help avoid the cost of medical and long-term care [ 12 , 24 ].…”

“…Moreover, we can use questionnaires or scales to understand more subjective mental states [ 16 , 42 ]. Commonly used questionnaires are the Profile of Mood States (POMS) [ 33 , 34 , 43 ], Life Satisfaction Index [ 5 , 16 , 44 ], stress scale [ 28 ], and depression related scale [ 6 , 15 , 18 , 24 ]. Many studies have explored how contact with nature and engagement in horticultural activities affects mental states [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 16 , 33 , 34 , 42 ].…”