Therapeutic landscapes and wellbeing in later life: Impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults

Health and Place

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-106

  Finlay, Jessica ^a,b   Franke, Thea ^b,c   McKay, Heather ^b,c   Sims Gould, Joanie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR HIP HEALTH AND MOBILITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health geography; Older adults; Therapeutic landscapes

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; GREENSPACE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; LANDSCAPE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GARDEN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAKE; LANDSCAPE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL SCIENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARK; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SEA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE; VERY ELDERLY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL PARK; SATISFACTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LAKES; MALE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84936984778     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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