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horticultural therapy on quality of life

The effect of horticultural therapy on quality of life of elderly people admitted to day-care centers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170611034454N3
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-02-17
Start date
2017-12-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Quality of Life.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Includes elderly people referred to one of the elderly care centers. Then, the intervention in gardening therapy will be held in 12 sessions for 6 weeks and each se

Sponsors

Sari University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having more than 60 years of age Ability to do daily activities based on 12 to 16 scores based on psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the daily activities of the elderly (ADL tool and score 11 to 14 based on psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the instrument of everyday life activities of the elderly (IADL tool) Having cognitive function based on a score above 7 in the AMT cognitive status test Visit the Center daily at least in the last three months Interest in gardening activities Loss of gardening activity for the elderly based on a doctor's diagnosis center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to participate in the study Lack of interest in gardening activities Change Place No referral to the daily care center

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention at the 12th session. Method of measurement: Lipad Quality of Life Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Alipour

Sari University of Medical Sciences

f.alipour76@gmail.com+98 11 4224 8488

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026