Are community gardening and horticultural interventions beneficial for psychosocial well-being? A meta-analysis

G Spano, M D'Este, V Giannico, G Carrus… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent literature has revealed the positive effect of gardening on human health; however,
empirical evidence on the effects of gardening-based programs on psychosocial well-being …

Virtual reality in neurorehabilitation: a review of its effects on multiple cognitive domains

G Riva, V Mancuso, S Cavedoni… - Expert Review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Neurological diseases frequently cause adult-onset disability and have
increased the demand for rehabilitative interventions. Neurorehabilitation has been …

Effectiveness of therapeutic gardens for people with dementia: A systematic review

V Murroni, R Cavalli, A Basso, E Borella… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper is a systematic review of quantitative studies conducted on the benefits of visiting
gardens and gardening therapy for people with dementia (PWD) in an effort to assess the …

Improving lifestyles sustainability through community gardening: results and lessons learnt from the JArDinS quasi-experimental study

M Tharrey, A Sachs, M Perignon, C Simon, C Mejean… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite an increasing number of studies highlighting the health benefits of
community gardening, the literature is limited by cross-sectional designs. The “JArDinS” …

Born to protect: leveraging BDNF against cognitive deficit in Alzheimer's disease

L Caffino, F Mottarlini, F Fumagalli - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative devastating disorder affecting a high
percentage of the population over 65 years of age and causing a relevant emotional, social …

[HTML][HTML] Administering virtual reality therapy to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with dementia admitted to an acute care hospital: results of …

L Appel, E Kisonas, E Appel, J Klein… - JMIR Formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background As virtual reality (VR) technologies become increasingly accessible and
affordable, clinicians are eager to try VR therapy as a novel means to manage behavioral …

Touch, feel, heal. The use of hospital green spaces and landscape as sensory-therapeutic gardens: a case study in a university clinic

M Dinu Roman Szabo, A Dumitras, DM Mircea… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It has been documented that patients with mental or physical disabilities can benefit from
being placed within the setting of a natural environment. Consequently, the concept of …

Smellscape as a healing factor in institutional gardens to enhance health and well‐being for older people with dementia: A scoping review

Y Huang, X Yuan - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is mounting evidence for the health benefits of aromatic scents for the
older people with dementia. However, existing research has focused on indoor …

How engaging with nature can facilitate active healthy ageing

E Duedahl, B Blichfeldt, J Liburd - Tourism Geographies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ageing populations call for ways of facilitating active healthy ageing. Engagements with
nature can positively affect well-being and healthy ageing, but challenges remain to move …

Electroencephalography (EEG)-based neural emotional response to flower arrangements (FAs) on normal elderly (NE) and cognitively impaired elderly (CIE)

J Du, J Yin, X Chen, A Hassan, E Fu, X Li - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The purpose of this study is to explore the differences and similarities of EEG-
based neural emotional response toward flower arrangements (FAs) between the normal …