The effect of a horticultural activities program for the community elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- the community elderly
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000027071
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
The community elderly were invited to participate in a 6-weeks horticultural activities program.Regarding QOL, the participants exhibited a significant improvement in mood, life satisfaction, degree of happiness, after the intervention. Regarding GDS-15 score, the participants exhibited a significant decrease after the intervention. TMIG-IC, and MMSE scores remained unchanged after the intervention.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
no diagnosis of dementia by a physician no speech or vision disorders no participation in other research studies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Vitality Index (VI), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), the Activities of Daily Living (ADL-20) scale, quality of life (QOL), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), before and after the intervention (6-week after).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method