Effects of Horticultural Activities on Attitudes toward Aging, Sense of Hope and Hand–Eye Coordination in Older Adults in Residential Care Facilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15474864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui-Ying Chu (Tainan University of Technology, corresponding author), Hui‐Shan Chan (National Tainan Institute of Nursing), Hui-Shan Chan (National Tainan Institute of Nursing), Mei-Fang Chen (0000-0003-4219-9903, National Tainan Institute of Nursing) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 6555-6555 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18126555 |
| PMID | 34207071 |
| OpenAlex | W3173266048 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 91 |
This study investigated the effects of an 8-week horticultural activity intervention on attitudes toward aging, sense of hope, and hand-eye coordination in 88 older adults in residential care facilities. In the experimental group, the mean score for "attitudes toward aging" increased from 3.81 before the intervention to 4.74 points after the intervention (standard deviation SD = 0.24 and 0.27, respectively), and the control group dropped from 3.75 to 3.70 (standard deviations, respectively SD = 0.27 and 0.28). The mean score for "sense of hope" increased from 3.28 before the intervention to 3.81 points after the intervention (SD = 0.49 and 0.26, respectively). In contrast to the control group, the mean score gradually declined from 3.26 to 3.16 points (standard deviation SD = 0.54 and 0.48, respectively). In the test of hand-eye coordination, the time required to complete the cup stacking test significantly decreased from 33.56 to 25.38 s in the experimental group but did not significantly change in the control group. Generalized estimating equation analysis revealed a significant interaction between group and time ( p < 0.001). The data trends revealed significant differences in outcomes between the experimental group and the control group. At 3 months after the end of the study, the effect size in the experimental group remained higher than that in the control group
Eye–hand coordination · Intervention (counseling · Physical therapy · Standard deviation · Statistics · Test (biology · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Mathematics · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |