The Psychosocial Impacts of Co-Designed Healing Gardens Among Aged Care Residents With and Without Dementia in Nigeria.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE Pub Date : 2024-10-13 DOI:10.1080/07380577.2024.2414284

Funmi Akindejoye, Uchenna Ezedinma, Susanne Röhr

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Healing gardens are green spaces that support the interaction of humans and elements of nature to improve well-being and quality of life. However, little is known about healing garden use and outcomes in African countries. This study aimed to design a healing garden intervention and measure its impact on psychosocial factors and quality of life of residents and care staff within two residential aged care facilities in Lagos, Nigeria. Each facility's staff completed the psychosocial measurement tools by proxy for participants between ages 60 and 99, with or without dementia, at baseline and three months following interaction with the garden and completed the garden use observational survey to determine the effect on and use of the garden by care staff and residents. Results revealed an improvement in the quality of life and experiences of agitation but no beneficial change in depression among residents with and without dementia. Further, care staff reported a positive benefit of the garden on their work-life experience and the residents' well-being. This study provides the base for future research on assessing the impact of healing gardens on persons living with dementia in Africa.

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在尼日利亚，共同设计的疗养花园对患有和未患有痴呆症的老年护理居民的社会心理影响。

疗养花园是支持人类与自然元素互动的绿色空间，可改善人们的福祉和生活质量。然而，人们对非洲国家疗养花园的使用情况和效果知之甚少。本研究旨在设计一种疗养花园干预措施，并测量其对尼日利亚拉各斯两家养老院内居民和护理人员的社会心理因素和生活质量的影响。在基线阶段和与花园互动三个月后，每家机构的工作人员都委托年龄在 60 岁至 99 岁之间、患有或不患有痴呆症的参与者填写社会心理测量工具，并填写花园使用情况观察调查表，以确定护理人员和居民对花园的影响和使用情况。结果显示，有痴呆症和没有痴呆症的住院者的生活质量和烦躁体验都有所改善，但抑郁方面没有有益的变化。此外，护理人员表示花园对他们的工作和生活体验以及院友的幸福感都有积极的影响。这项研究为今后评估疗养花园对非洲痴呆症患者的影响提供了研究基础。

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期刊介绍： Occupational Therapy in Health Care is a journal of contemporary practice in occupational therapy. It provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field. Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, critical reviews of current textbooks, descriptions of novel programs and descriptions of fieldwork innovations. An essential guide to the changing trends in health care, social services, and education, Occupational Therapy in Health Care provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field.