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Elderly Needs of Garden in Retirement Homes: A Systematic Review

Table 1: Characteristics of 20 case studies.

Study (authors and year) Category & Characters (The elderly) Green/ Gardening-Relationship & Influences Health outcome
Artmann et al., (2017). The elderly and nursing staff. Gardens as a daily basis for the elderly. Garden served for therapies and passive recreation.
Clatworthy, Hinds, & Camic, (2013). The elderly and garden. Engagement with the green and gardening. Reduce the cost of the medicine of value-effective health to the elderly.
Davies, Fuller, Loram, Irvine, Sims, & Gaston, (2009). Retirement Homes Green and gardening. Improved diet and nutrition, decreased blood pressure, and reduced weight gain.
Detweiler et al., (2012). Connected with green and garden. Gardening activities. The therapeutic gardening activities have a positive impact on a sense of wellbeing, cognitive abilities, communication and engagement.
Eyler, Brownson, Bacak, & Housemann, (2003). The elderly and garden. Walking and outdoor activities. Reduce health problems and increase self-strength
Gonzalez, Hartig, Patil, Martinsen, & Kirkevold, (2010). They connected with green and garden. Gardening activities. Increasing an individual's life satisfaction, positive effects, vigour, psychological wellbeing, cognitive function and sense of community
Gonzalez, Hartig, Patil, Martinsen, & Kirkevold, (2011). They connected with green and garden. Gardening activities. garden as a horticultural therapy for the elderly.
Hassan, & Jiaqi, (2017). Retirement Village and garden. Garden and healing. Garden therapy.
Martins, & De Campos, (2019). Garden component and design. Garden and healing. Horticultural therapy.
Md. Yassin, Masram, & Suet Khim, (2018). Retirement Village and garden. Garden and healing. Garden therapy.
Mohammad., Mohd., Sh. (2016) Young elderly: 60-74 yearsOld elderly: 74-84 yearsMost elderly: 85 years and above Includes garden, courtyards, dining area, waiting room and more. Wellbeing: emotional, social, spiritual, economic and health.
Othman, & Fadzil, (2015). The elderly and garden. The visual aids and green views. Garden nature provides therapeutic physically and psychologically and promotes an inner sense of serenity and peacefulness.
Perryman, K. L., & Keller, (2009). The elderly and garden. Garden and creative art. Flora therapy
Othman, & Fadzil, (2015). Retirement Homes Green and garden. Social and emotional health.
Rappe, Kivelä, & Rita, (2006). They are connected with green and garden. The visual of the garden. Give relaxation and reduce stress level and improve recovery to the elderly.
Stigsdotter, & Grahn, (2002). Connected with green and garden. Gardening activities. Horticultural therapy.
Wen, Albert , & Von, (2018) Garden component and design. Improving the elderly well-being is through nature-based recreation such in the gardens Garden can create social bonding and interaction: physical & emotional.
Wakefield, Yeudall, Taron, Reynolds, & Skinner, A. (2007). Retirement Homes Green and gardening. Improved diet and nutrition, decreased blood pressure, and reduced weight gain.
Zhang, Chen, Sun, & Bao, (2013). The elderly and urban parks. Walking and outdoor activities. Green space can reduce health problems and increase self-strength.
Zhai & Baran, (2017). The elderly and urban parks. Design characteristic can promote walking activities. Promote physical activities among the elderly.
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