Effects of Horticultural Activities on Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Minagar France; AHMADZAD ASL MASOUD; TEHRANI BANIHASHEMI ARASH; TAYEFI BATOOL; Mohabbat Nassim; RAMEZANI MOZHDEH

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Year:2023 | Volume:28 | Issue:4 Page(s): 412-429

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Effects of Horticultural Activities on Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Depression

Ecological and environmental concepts

Gardening

Horticultural therapy

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Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of participating in horticultural activities on changes in the severity of Depression symptoms in adults with mild-to-moderate Depression symptoms. Methods: In this non-blinded, randomized controlled trial, 102 eligible participants were assigned randomly to the experimental and control groups (51 members each). The inclusion criteria were as follows: age of 18 years or more, mild-to-moderate Depression symptoms, and willingness to participate in the study. However, the exclusion criteria were physical or mental diseases limiting horticultural activities and using antidepressants. Both groups received educational worksheets, including behavioral activation, daily activity schedules, breathing training, and relaxation instructions. Moreover, the experimental group participated in weekly three-hour horticultural program sessions for six weeks. The severity of Depression symptoms was then appraised at baseline, at the end of the intervention, and four weeks after the end of the intervention through the Beck Depression inventory-II (BDI-II). The repeatedmeasures ANOVA was used for data analysis. Results: The results revealed that the mean BDI-II scores in the horticultural group declined by 5. 68 (P=0. 001) and 2. 32 (P=0. 016) points more than the control group at the end of the intervention and four weeks later, respectively. Conclusion: This study indicated that horticultural activity might mitigate the severity of Depression symptoms.

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Minagar, France, AHMADZAD ASL, MASOUD, TEHRANI BANIHASHEMI, ARASH, TAYEFI, BATOOL, Mohabbat, Nassim, & RAMEZANI, MOZHDEH. (2023). Effects of Horticultural Activities on Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 28(4 ), 412-429. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/1071292/en

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Minagar France, AHMADZAD ASL MASOUD, TEHRANI BANIHASHEMI ARASH, TAYEFI BATOOL, Mohabbat Nassim, RAMEZANI MOZHDEH. Effects of Horticultural Activities on Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY[Internet]. 2023;28(4 ):412-429. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/1071292/en

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France Minagar, MASOUD AHMADZAD ASL, ARASH TEHRANI BANIHASHEMI, BATOOL TAYEFI, Nassim Mohabbat, and MOZHDEH RAMEZANI, “Effects of Horticultural Activities on Mild to Moderate Depression Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 28, no. 4 , pp. 412–429, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/1071292/en

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