Gardening Activities for the Elderly Psychological Well-Being and Depression

April 27, 2023 updated by: Hacer Gok Ugur, T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

The Effect of Gardening Activities Applied to The Elderly in Nursing Home on Psychological Wellness and Depression: A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Study

Purpose of the Study: This research will be conducted to determine the effects of gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes on psychological well-being and depression.

Research Hypotheses H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the psychological well-being of the elderly.

H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes increase the psychological well-being of the elderly.

H0: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in the nursing home do not affect the depression level of the elderly.

H1: Gardening activities applied to the elderly in nursing homes reduce the depression level of the elderly.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study was planned as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

46

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Altınordu
      • Ordu, Altınordu, Turkey, 52000
        • Hacer GÖK UĞUR

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Staying in a nursing home for at least 3 months,
  • Does not have a physical disability that may hinder gardening activities,
  • No vision or hearing loss that may hinder gardening activities,
  • Open to communication and cooperation,
  • The elderly who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a serious medical disability (such as paralysis, Parkinson's),
  • Having a serious psychiatric diagnosis,
  • Severely demented and
  • The elderly who do not want to continue the research will be excluded from the research.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gardening Activities
In the research, the elderly in the experimental group will have gardening activities once a week for 3 months.
Other: Gardening Activities

In the research, the elderly in the experimental group will have gardening activities once a week for 3 months.

No intervention will be applied to the elderly in the control group during the research. They will participate in routine activities in the nursing home.
Active Comparator: Control
No intervention will be applied to the elderly in the control group during the research. They will participate in routine activities in the nursing home.
Other: Gardening Activities

In the research, the elderly in the experimental group will have gardening activities once a week for 3 months.

No intervention will be applied to the elderly in the control group during the research. They will participate in routine activities in the nursing home.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Psychological Well-Being Scale
Time Frame: 12 weeks

The Turkish validity and reliability studies of the scale, which was developed by Butler and Kern (2016), in order to evaluate the well-being levels of individuals, were conducted by Demirci et al. (2017), made by The scale consists of 15 items, 8 fillers and 5 sub-dimensions.

In the evaluation of the scale, the average score of the items of each dimension is taken. However, none alone explains the level of well-being; each dimension contributes to well-being. In addition, apart from the dimensions of well-being, Butler and Kern (2016) stated that 6 of the 8 fillers in the scale were H health (4th, 13th and 18th items) and N negative emotions (7th, 14th and 20th items). added as a separate size.
12 weeks
Geriatric Depression Scale
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Yesavage et al. (1993) based on self-report. The short form of GDS consisting of 15 questions will be used in this study. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was performed by Ertan et al. (1997), by 5 questions (1st, 5th, 7th, 11th and 13th) in the scale are structured positively and the others negatively. In the evaluation of the scale, "no" answers to positive questions and "yes" answers to negative questions were matched with 1 point each. The scores that can be obtained from the scale are between 0-15. Above five points is considered as depression. The cronbach alpha value of the scale is 0.92.
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hacer GÖK UĞUR, Assoc. Dr., T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Study Director: Şeyma ŞENGÜR, PhD, T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 3, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

February 25, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Ordu1234

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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