NCT05256680

Gardening Activities for the Elderly Psychological Well-Being and Depression

The Effect of Gardening Activities Applied to The Elderly in Nursing Home on Psychological Wellness and Depression: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ordu University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose of the Study: This research will be conducted to determine the effects of gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes on psychological well-being and depression. Research Hypotheses H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the psychological well-being of the elderly. H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes increase the psychological well-being of the elderly. H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the depression level of the elderly. H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes reduce the depression level of the elderly.

Detailed description

This study was planned as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study.

Conditions

• Elderly Person

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Gardening Activities	In the research, the elderly in the experimental group will have gardening activities once a week for 3 months. No intervention will be applied to the elderly in the control group during the research. They will participate in routine activities in the nursing home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2022-02-25
• Last updated: 2023-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)