What does care farming provide for clients? The views of care farm staff

Hemingway, Ann; Ellis‐Hill, Caroline; Norton, Elizabeth Anne

doi:10.1016/j.njas.2016.09.001

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“…Eriksson also reported the importance of receiving respect and having a sense of not being alone as factors that increase one's self‐worth. On the farms, the staff often contributed to this result by stimulating self‐acceptance and autonomy (Hemingway, Ellis‐Hill, & Norton, ).…”

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A pilot programme evaluation of social farming horticultural and occupational activities for older people in Italy

Gagliardi

Santini

Piccinini

et al. 2018

Health Soc Care Community

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The aim of this study was to evaluate a 1-year social farming programme conducted between 2014 and 2015, including horticultural and occupational activities on six agricultural farms for older people in good general health. Social farming is a practice that uses agricultural resources to provide health, social or educational services to vulnerable groups of people. Activity participation, social relationships, physical activity, and the quality of life of the participants were assessed using a pretest, posttest design. A total of 112 subjects were interviewed at baseline, though only 73 participants were retained through the end of the follow-up, resulting in a dropout rate of 34%. Data analysis revealed significant improvements in both social relationships and overall occupational engagement at the end of the programme, with significant increases in the frequency of contact with friends or relatives as well as the number of activities performed by the participants. This work adds to the literature on the effects of social farming and indicates that farming may provide opportunities for older people to engage in activities that stimulate social behaviours.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A pilot programme evaluation of social farming horticultural and occupational activities for older people in Italy

Gagliardi

Santini

Piccinini

et al. 2018

Health Soc Care Community

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“…Rural area services (De Krom, & Dessein, 2013;Leck et al, 2014;Hemingway et al, 2016) Re-establish in the rural contexts a livable milieu even for the young families.…”

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How can assessment systems be used to evaluate healthcare activities in the care farms?

Salvatore¹,

Contò²

2018

EJMI

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Purpose – to identify in the literature the main activities of Social Agriculture and elaborate a framework easily readable to manage them. Design/Method/Approach –systematic literature review. Findings. Formulation of an interpretative framework for evaluation and management of the existing Social Agriculture actions trough a system-describing pattern. Theoretical implications. Care farms are the most innovative expressions of the agriculture multifunctional. Through the development of complementary activities related to the production of food, they represent an opportunity to discover the innumerable resources of the rural world. An assessment system of the care farming activities, allows for reaching a clear definition of the services for the citizens. Practical implications. Individuals can use Social Agriculture as a way out of job-related stress. Firms, local, and national authorities should evaluate, support, and manage Social Agriculture. Originality/Value. This study for the first time concludes that the rural context and agricultural process are the drivers to promote social integration in the communities. Therefore, the meaning of the Social Agriculture assessment systems obtaining a great importance both for the value' increase of the farmer and for the increase of support for social policies in marginal areas. Future research. The prospects for further studies are: future research about measures to evaluate Social Agriculture activities; tools to improve the decision-making process about future scenarios of the care processes for the society; improved services to avoid the worsening of population health status and thus, improving the process of defining social policies. Paper type – conceptual.

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“…In several research studies, participants and care farmers have been asked to evaluate the qualities and values they experienced at the care farm (Elings, 2012;Hassink et al, 2017a;Hassink, De Bruin, Verbeek & Buist, 2017b;Hemingway, Ellis-Hill & Norton, 2016;Hine et al, 2008;Leck, Upton & Evans, 2015). These studies revealed several features.…”

Section: Journal Of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice -2018 -Vmentioning

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Achieving happiness at care farms in the Netherlands

Moor¹,

Hermsen²

2018

JSI

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Care farms in the Netherlands, also known as social farms, are thought of as valuable day services centres, and sometimes as residential care providers, for highly diverse and mixed groups. This article is about the features of happiness at care farms. The main question is: what is the potential for achieving happiness at care farms in the Netherlands? Psychologist Ap Dijksterhuis' theory on the components of happiness serves as a conceptual framework. Based on a literature study examining the qualities and values of care farms, the features of happy living at care farms in the Netherlands are described and illustrated with examples from three present-day practices. of Nijmegen, Dries is working on a study on conceptions of quality of life at care farms.

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What does care farming provide for clients? The views of care farm staff

Cited by 31 publications

References 15 publications

A pilot programme evaluation of social farming horticultural and occupational activities for older people in Italy

A pilot programme evaluation of social farming horticultural and occupational activities for older people in Italy

How can assessment systems be used to evaluate healthcare activities in the care farms?

Achieving happiness at care farms in the Netherlands

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