Life Satisfaction, Self Esteem
Conditions
Brief summary
In this study titled Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction, the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The following questions will be answered in this study; Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?
Detailed description
In this study titled Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction, the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The study is very important as it is the first of its kind in the literature. In addition, it is thought that the results of this study will contribute scientifically to psychiatric nurses who care for elderly individuals and to the literature in the field of nursing. Data will be collected using the Life Satisfaction Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Short Form Scale. The following questions will be answered in this study; Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?
Interventions
OTHERHorticulture activities
In the study, the elderly individuals in the experimental group will have a total of 8 sessions of gardening activities once a week (on Thursday) for 2 months. Before the gardening activities, the garden and environment will be prepared by the researcher, the elderly individuals will be informed about the day's activities and, if necessary, videos about the activities will be watched and photographs related to the sessions will be shown.
Sponsors
Muş Alparslan University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The elderly who have a Standardized Mini Mental Test score of 24 and above, * Do not have vision or hearing loss that may prevent gardening activities, * Are open to communication and cooperation, * Volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Having a communication problem * Having attended a gardening training in the last 6 months * Having a physical illness that would prevent gardening activities * Having a psychiatric illness that would prevent gardening activities will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Life Satisfaction | 2 months | Scale score average; This scale, consisting of 5 items, has a 7-point Likert-type rating (1 Strongly disagree - 7 Strongly agree). High scores indicate high levels of life satisfaction. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 35; the lowest score is 5. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactMeltem ÇAPAR, Specialist
Outcome results
None listed