Pilot evaluation of horticultural therapy in improving overall wellness in veterans with history of suicidality

Meore, Anne; Sun, Shengnan; Byma, Lauren; Alter, Sharon; Vitale, Amanda M.; Podolak, Evan; Gibbard, Brooke; Adams, Toby; Boyer, James; Galfalvy, Hanga; Yehuda, Rachel; Feder, Ann; Haghighi, Fatemeh

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102728

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“…Just as therapeutic gardens can be speci cally designed areas where human beings have sought health remedies from past to present, they can also be located in gardens of health facilities, geriatric care centers, youth project centers, green spaces, and city parks [3]. Practices with horticultural therapy contribute to the development of socially, physically, and psychologically more positive emotions by alleviating the negative mental state in an individual's mind (tension, depression, exhaustion, anger, and anxiety) [4][5]. As a consequence of the fast urbanization process across the world, human beings' interaction with nature diminishes.…”

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RETRACTED: The Effect of Health Literacy Level on Quality of Life in Individuals Presenting to the Community Health Center

CİFTCİ,

TUTUK

2024

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Aim: This research aims to analyze the effects of horticultural therapy on anxiety and depression levels in young individuals. Material & Method: The research was conducted in March-December 2022 at X International Center of Child and Youth Studies in XX, XY, with a quasi-experimental design involving a pretest, a posttest, and a control group. The research was completed with a total of 300 young individuals who applied to the youth center (experimental =150, control=150). Findings: Following horticulturaltherapy, the depression levels of the participants in the experimental group (8.51±8.80) were lower than the levels of those in the control group (20.59±17.22), and likewise, the anxiety levels of the participants in in the experimental group (12.15±11.25) were lower compared to those of in the control group (21.53±18.27). After the horticultural therapy, statistically significant intra-group differences were identified between the pretest and posttest depression levels of young individuals in the experimental and also between their pretest and posttest anxiety levels (p<0.05). Conclusion: Horticultural therapy was discerned to be successful in lowering the depression and anxiety levels of young individuals. In this respect, it is recommended that horticultural therapy be used as an effective intervention against anxiety and depression. Impact Statement: This research will impact people in the community, healthcare professionals, nurses, nursing students and researchers. Relevance to clinical practic: To further improve the use of the existing or planned gardens, an educational programme for staff that also includes skill training is recommended. Patient or Public Contribution: Horticultural therapy can provide a place of support and sociability for individuals. Natural settings in urban areas have a significant function in the attainment of a healthy community. Therefore, it is gradually more acknowledged that sustained interaction with the hortıcultural therapy may improve health and can be taken on as a type of protective medicine.

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RETRACTED: The Effect of Health Literacy Level on Quality of Life in Individuals Presenting to the Community Health Center

CİFTCİ,

TUTUK

2024

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“…Research shows that experiencing natural environments is an effective route for emotional recovery and helps to improve negative emotions ( Yu et al, 2018 ; Furuyashiki et al, 2019 ). For example, gardening activities have a significant effect on negative emotions ( Meore et al, 2021 ). And exercising in the forest environment can reduce negative emotions to a greater extent ( Mitchell, 2013 ).…”

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Tree–shrub–grass composite woodland better facilitates emotional recovery in college students emotion better than other plant communities

Fu,

Gao,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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Previous research has indicated that natural landscapes exhibit a greater capacity for ameliorating negative emotional states in individuals when compared to urban landscapes. Nevertheless, significant scientific inquiries, such as the uniformity of the rejuvenating effect across distinct categories of natural landscapes on college students and the choice of the optimal plant community for achieving the most potent restorative effect, remain unexplored. This study aimed to address these questions by selecting four plant communities (single-layer grassland, single-layer woodland, tree-grass composite woodland, tree-shrub-grass composite woodland) and using an electroencephalography method to capture the neuroelectric activity of the participants in combination with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule score to explore the effects of plant community types on emotional recovery. The results showed that all four plant communities significantly increased positive emotions and significantly reduced negative emotions. There was no significant difference in the recovery effect of positive emotions among the four plant community types, but there was a significant difference in the recovery effect of negative emotions. The effect of tree-shrub-grass composite woodland on the negative emotion recovery effect is the best; the EEG results found that the alpha wave amplitude induced by the tree-shrub-grass composite woodland was significantly higher than that of the other three groups of plant communities, and the EEG and behavioral results were consistent. The results show that the tree-shrub-grass composite woodland has the best restoration effect and has stronger planning and design significance.

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“…Eight studies were further removed because the outcome indicators were irrelevant to stress reduction and detailed reasons are presented in Appendix C . There were 31 studies included in our final analysis (Kam and Siu, 2010 ; Gonzalez et al, 2011 ; Hawkins et al, 2011 ; Van Den Berg and Custers, 2011 ; Pálsdóttir et al, 2013 ; Chen et al, 2015 ; Lee et al, 2015 , 2018a , b , 2022 ; Dewi et al, 2017 ; Huang et al, 2017 ; Park et al, 2017a , b ; Han et al, 2018 ; Hassan et al, 2019 ; Shao et al, 2020 ; Siu et al, 2020 ; Tao et al, 2020 , 2022 ; Tu et al, 2020 ; Wei et al, 2020 ; Chalmin-Pui et al, 2021 ; Gong and Chen, 2021 ; Kim et al, 2021 ; Meore et al, 2021 ; Szczepańska-Gieracha et al, 2021 ; Chan et al, 2022 ; Curzio et al, 2022 ; Du et al, 2022 ; Odeh et al, 2022 ).…”

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Horticultural therapy for stress reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lu¹,

Liu²,

Xu³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionHorticultural therapy has been increasingly accepted as a non-pharmacological stress reduction treatment. Previous studies have demonstrated its therapeutic effects, with the effect varying according to the populations, settings, and interventions of horticultural therapy. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the current literature regarding the effectiveness of horticultural therapy in reducing stress.MethodsWe selected databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and VIP Data as our data source, and the original search was completed in January 2023.ResultsOur results showed significantly increased effects of horticultural therapy on psychological indicators compared to a control group, but an insignificant effect on physiology indicators. The result of the subgroup analysis demonstrated that the stress-reducing effects of horticultural therapy were related to the characteristics of the population and indoor and virtual areas were the most effective setting for horticultural therapy. At the same time, a total duration of 100–500 minutes provided better effects of stress reduction.DiscussionWe also developed a theoretical framework based on a “Participants-Settings-Interventions” structure for horticulture therapy in terms of its stress-reduction effects, to provide a reference for future horticultural therapy activities.

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Pilot evaluation of horticultural therapy in improving overall wellness in veterans with history of suicidality

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

RETRACTED: The Effect of Health Literacy Level on Quality of Life in Individuals Presenting to the Community Health Center

RETRACTED: The Effect of Health Literacy Level on Quality of Life in Individuals Presenting to the Community Health Center

Tree–shrub–grass composite woodland better facilitates emotional recovery in college students emotion better than other plant communities

Horticultural therapy for stress reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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