The effect of healing gardens and art therapy on older adults with mild to moderate depression

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-84

  McCaffrey, Ruth ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Art therapy; Depression; Healing gardens; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 33847349877     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000262022.80044.06     Document Type: Article

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