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Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly
Sponsor: Muş Alparslan University
Summary
In this study titled "Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction", the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The following questions will be answered in this study; Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?
Official title: "Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: An Investigation on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2025-08-30
Last Updated
2025-05-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Horticulture activities
In the study, the elderly individuals in the experimental group will have a total of 8 sessions of gardening activities once a week (on Thursday) for 2 months. Before the gardening activities, the garden and environment will be prepared by the researcher, the elderly individuals will be informed about the day's activities and, if necessary, videos about the activities will be watched and photographs related to the sessions will be shown.
Locations (1)
Ağın Community Health Center
Elâzığ, Turkey (Türkiye)