THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ON GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES

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DEHMANI Z.; HAKAMI M.; KERASKIAN MOJEMBARI A.

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Journal: Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing Year:2015 | Volume:9 | Issue:4 Page(s): 259-267

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ON GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES

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DEHMANI Z. | HAKAMI M. | KERASKIAN MOJEMBARI A. | Issue Writer Certificate

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ELDERLY PEOPLEQ2

GENERAL HEALTHQ2

HORTICULTURAL THERAPYQ2

SELF ESTEEMQ2

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Objective: The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of HORTICULTURAL THERAPY on increasing GENERAL HEALTH and self-esteem of ELDERLY PEOPLE.Methods & Materials: The research design was quasi-experimental and its method was prepost test design with a control group. The study population was all of ELDERLY PEOPLE who were living in nursing homes of Tehran in 2013. 24 of them were selected as sample group by convenience sampling method that were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. For data gathering GENERAL HEALTH Questionnaires and Cooper smiths’ self-esteem inventory were used. The experimental group was exposed to 13 sessions of gardening training and then equipments of gardening provided by researcher for experimental group members. Then, groups completed questionnaires at the end of gardening therapy (post test) and 3 month later (follow up). Data analysis was performed by analysis of variance with repeated measures.Results: There was a significant difference between mean scores of GENERAL HEALTH and self-esteem in post test and follow up stages compared to pre test stage. In other words, HORTICULTURAL THERAPY could significantly increase GENERAL HEALTH and self-esteem of ELDERLY PEOPLE in nursing home.Conclusion: the results indicated that HORTICULTURAL THERAPY can improves GENERAL HEALTH and SELF ESTEEM of ELDERLY PEOPLE of nursing homes. Also, it can be suggested as a low-cost and non-pharmacological treatment for other groups of patients.

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DEHMANI, Z., HAKAMI, M., & KERASKIAN MOJEMBARI, A.. (2015). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ON GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, 9(4), 259-267. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/95104/en

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DEHMANI Z., HAKAMI M., KERASKIAN MOJEMBARI A.. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ON GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING[Internet]. 2015;9(4):259-267. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/95104/en

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Z. DEHMANI, M. HAKAMI, and A. KERASKIAN MOJEMBARI, “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY ON GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 259–267, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/95104/en

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