Therapeutic effects of an indoor gardening programme for older people living in nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 949-958

  Tse, Mimi Mun Yee ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Gardening programme; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GARDENING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GARDENING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955967564     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02803.x     Document Type: Article

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