Changes in experienced value of everyday occupations after nature-based vocational rehabilitation

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-68

  Pálsdóttir, Anna María ^a   Grahn, Patrik ^a   Persson, Dennis ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based health design; Flow; Horticulture therapy; Stress related mental illness; Supportive environments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HORTICULTURAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETURN TO WORK; SELF CONCEPT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORTICULTURAL THERAPY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETURN TO WORK; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894523158     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038128.2013.832794     Document Type: Article

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