Horticulture therapy affected the mental status, sleep quality, and salivary markers of mucosal immunity in an elderly population

Shen, Jui-Ling; Hung, Bao-Lien; Fang, Shih-Hua

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14534-x

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“…In order to highlight the distribution of relevant findings, the categories of horticultural therapy encounters were framed in terms of "accessibility," "engagement," and "exposure" to urban farming. Most of the effects on the horticultural therapy with urban farming elements (happiness, recovery, resilient, solidarity, responsible, positivity, optimism, harmonious, integration, satisfaction, confidence, enjoyment, relationships, healthy, and knowledgeable) were associated with more than one (1) horticultural therapy interaction, verifying the subject's therapeutic value as mentioned in earlier studies (Shen et al, 2022;Spano et al, 2020). Furthermore, among all, happiness and recovery effects were reported associated with engagement with horticultural therapy interaction only (Ambrose et al, 2020;Chan et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…This was explained by saying that horticultural therapy is a series of procedures intended to produce "preventive medical benefits" through exposure to natural stimuli that induce physiological relaxation and strengthen compromised immune systems to prevent disease (Lu et al, 2020;Van den Berg & Custers, https://doi.org/10.24191/bej.v21i1.401 ©Authors, 2024 2011). Horticultural therapy, in contrast to the "specific effects" predicted from pharmaceutical therapies, aims to boost immunity, prevent illnesses, preserve health, and promote health by exposing patients to nature and, as a result, promoting relaxation (Lu et al, 2020;Shen et al, 2022). Future urbanisation was anticipated to be further encouraged, and horticultural therapy was seen as useful in reducing the stress that urbanisation causes.…”

Section: Urban Farming Practices and Horticultural Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Relationship of Urban Farming with Horticultural Therapy for Urbanites: A Systematic Review

Ramzi,

Ahmad,

Hamzah

et al. 2024

BEJ

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Urbanisation has increased stress levels, which has resulted in social issues that are expected to worsen in the future. Under these circumstances, it is believed that "horticultural therapy", an activity with diverse plant life, is very helpful in reducing physical and mental stress. Meanwhile the term “urban farming” in this context refers to the expansion of agricultural products inside of cities which increases options for people to access healthy and fresh food. Thus, believed to improve people's health and well-being by fostering interactions between people and plants. The relationship between urban farming and horticultural therapy to reduce urban stress is discussed in this paper, which explore the articles published in SCOPUS between year 2010 and year 2022. A systematic approach using PRISMA software was used to addresses data identification, evaluation, exclusion, and inclusion. Results showed the effects of horticultural therapy with urban farming elements were associated with more than one (1) horticultural therapy interaction, where a nature-based element was a potential source of viable and significant outcomes. Hence, this exploration emphasised the value of fostering horticulture therapy connections with urban farming. This review formulated the preliminary conceptual framework of the relationship of urban farming and horticultural therapy to reduce urban stress. It shows a constructive interaction between urban farming and horticultural therapy as the potential constructs to reduce urban stress (improves mental and physical health). This conceptual framework will be used as the basis for further research undertaking.

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Section: Resultssupporting

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Section: Urban Farming Practices and Horticultural Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship of Urban Farming with Horticultural Therapy for Urbanites: A Systematic Review

Ramzi,

Ahmad,

Hamzah

et al. 2024

BEJ

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“…Studies have furthermore demonstrated the impact of horticultural therapy on reducing high blood pressure, heart rate and salivary cortisol levels in children and elderly people with mental health problems [33][34][35][36] . The impact of horticultural therapy on sleep 34 , depression 27 , mood enhancement 37 , improving physical capabilities 35 , stress 29,30,35 and improving quality of life 30 has already been evaluated. The results are significant, confirming that therapeutic gardening and gardening activities have a positive impact on overall human health.…”

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“…Our trial did not take into account biological measures such as biomarkers, cortisol measurement and blood pressure measurement, which may prove to be a limitation. However, as mentioned above, other studies have shown convincing results of horticultural therapy on biological markers [33][34][35][36] and we have chosen to focus on anxiety to contribute to our knowledge base.…”

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Impact of horticultural therapy on patients admitted to psychiatric wards, a randomised, controlled and open trial

Joubert,

Jankowski-Cherrier,

Rossi

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Psychiatric inpatients often endure anxiety. This randomized trial assessed the impact of horticultural therapy on anxiety in adult psychiatric inpatients over four weeks, compared to standard care. Recruiting 211 inpatients from six units were randomized into control (n = 105) and experimental (n = 106) groups. Control received usual care; the experimental group had horticultural therapy alongside usual care. Anxiety, measured using HADS-A scale at four weeks, aimed to establish horticultural therapy's superiority. After four weeks, horticultural therapy significantly reduced anxiety compared to standard care (P < 0.001). These results argue in favor of integrating horticultural therapy into psychiatric nursing practices.Trial registration: No Clinical Trail: NCT02666339 (1st registration: 28/01/2016).

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“…The salivary α-amylase activity was determined using a kinetic reaction assay kit (Salimetrics LLC., State College, PA, USA). Both methods were used by following the manufacturer's instructions [41,42]. The concentrations of salivary lactoferrin, IgA, testosterone, and cortisol were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA, Calbiochem, Darmstadt, Germany) following the manufacturer's instructions.…”

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Concurrent Ingestion of Alkaline Water and L-Glutamine Enhanced Salivary α-Amylase Activity and Testosterone Concentration in Boxing Athletes

Lu,

He,

Suzuki

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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Athletes often take sport supplements to reduce fatigue and immune disturbances during or after training. This study evaluated the acute effects of concurrent ingestion of alkaline water and L-glutamine on the salivary immunity and hormone responses of boxers after training. Twelve male boxing athletes were recruited in this study. During regular training, the participants were randomly divided into three groups and asked to consume 400 mL of alkaline water (Group A), 0.15 g/kg body weight of L-glutamine with 400 mL of water (Group G), and 0.15 g/kg of L-glutamine with 400 mL of alkaline water (Group A+G) at the same time each day for three consecutive weeks. Before and immediately after the training, saliva, heart rates, and the rate of perceived exertion were investigated. The activity of α-amylase and concentrations of lactoferrin, immunoglobulin A (IgA), testosterone, and cortisol in saliva were measured. The results showed that the ratio of α-amylase activity/total protein (TP) significantly increased after training in Group A+G but not in Group A or G, whereas the ratios of lactoferrin/TP and IgA/TP were unaffected in all three groups. The concentrations of salivary testosterone after training increased significantly in Group A+G but not in Group A or G, whereas the salivary cortisol concentrations were unaltered in all groups. In conclusion, concurrent ingestion of 400 mL of alkaline water and 0.15 g/kg of L-glutamine before training enhanced the salivary α-amylase activity and testosterone concentration of boxers, which would be beneficial for post-exercise recovery.

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Horticulture therapy affected the mental status, sleep quality, and salivary markers of mucosal immunity in an elderly population

Cited by 11 publications

References 45 publications

The Relationship of Urban Farming with Horticultural Therapy for Urbanites: A Systematic Review

The Relationship of Urban Farming with Horticultural Therapy for Urbanites: A Systematic Review

Impact of horticultural therapy on patients admitted to psychiatric wards, a randomised, controlled and open trial

Concurrent Ingestion of Alkaline Water and L-Glutamine Enhanced Salivary α-Amylase Activity and Testosterone Concentration in Boxing Athletes

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