Comparing the Effects of Indoor vs. Outdoor Horticultural Therapy on College Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Life satisfaction
研究概览
简要总结
This study used a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of different forms of horticultural group interventions on college students' depression, anxiety and subjective well-being, and the internal mechanisms of the effects.
Participants are required to complete the following tasks:
Attend one indoor/outdoor group gardening activity per week, lasting 2 hours each session, for a total of 8 weeks.
Complete psychological scale assessments at five time points: before the activity begins, at 4 weeks after the start, upon completion of the activity, and at 1 week and 2 weeks after completion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •University students
排除标准
- •Diagnosed with a mental disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
outdoor-horticultural
The participants in outdoor horticultural therapy engaged in weekly horticultural therapy activities outdoors for a total duration of eight weeks.
干预措施: outdoor-horticultural therapy (Behavioral)
indoor-Horticultural
The participants in indoor horticultural therapy engaged in therapeutic gardening activities indoors once a week for a total duration of eight weeks.
干预措施: indoor-Horticultural Therapy group (Behavioral)
General Psychological Group
Participants in the control group attended weekly psychological group sessions (without horticultural elements) for a total duration of eight weeks.
干预措施: General Psychological Group Counselling Team (Behavioral)
Blank control group
These participants did not engage in any psychological activities; they only regularly took part in questionnaire completion.
结局指标
主要结局
Life satisfaction
时间窗: From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment
The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS): This scale consists of 5 items, each rated on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater life satisfaction among participants.
Anxiety
时间窗: From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7): This scale consists of 7 items, each rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety symptoms in the subjects.
Positive And Negative Affective
时间窗: From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS): This scale consists of 20 items, including 10 positive affect items and 10 negative affect items, with each item rated on a Likert five-point scale. Higher scores on the positive affect items indicate higher levels of positive affect in the participants, while higher scores on the negative affect items indicate higher levels of negative affect in the participants.
Depression
时间窗: From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment Edit Copy Outcome
The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9): This scale consists of 9 items, each rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating more severe depressive symptoms in the subject.
次要结局
- Resilience(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- Loneliness(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- Sense of control(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- Avoidance(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- Self-concept(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- meaning in life(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- Grit(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
- nature connection(From enrollment to 2 weeks after the completion of the 8-week treatment)
研究者
Ye Zhiyin
Teaching assistant
Central University of Finance and Economics, China