Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly

"Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: An Investigation on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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?

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Self Esteem; Life Satisfaction
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Horticulture activities

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?

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Meltem ÇAPAR, Specialist; Phone Number: 534 870 67 49; Email: sevdai_naram@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Elazığ, Turkey, 23960
    • Recruiting
    • Ağın Community Health Center
    • Principal Investigator: Güzel Nur YILDIZ, Dr
    • Sub-Investigator: Meltem Çapar Çiftçi, Specialist
    • Contact: Meltem Çapar, Specialst; Phone Number: 538 8706749; Email: sevdai_naram@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

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.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group; No intervention will be applied to the control group.
Experimental: Gardening Activities Group; Gardening activities will be applied to this group.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.	Other: Horticulture 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Life Satisfaction	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.	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Muş Alparslan University
• Investigators: Study Director: Meltem Çapar, Speciaalist, http://www.agin.gov.tr/ilce-toplum-sagligi-merkezi

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 7, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): May 9, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 9, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 7, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Gardening activities

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