Horticultural Therapy for the Cognitive Functioning of Elderly People with Dementia



Fig. 59.1
The process of development of human welfare and improvement of quality of life (QOL) using horticulture therapy





Method



Candidates for the Intervention


HT is applicable for a wide range of patients, e.g., having serious illness (Barley et al. 2013), are cancer survivors (Nakau et al. 2013), suffering from musculoskeletal pain (Verra et al. 2012), are depressed (Gonzalez et al. 2011), or having a wide variety of diseases and disabilities (Annerstedt and Währborg 2011).

The patients participating in KUHTP are presented in Table 59.1.




Table 59.1
Patients participating in the horticultural therapy presented in this chapter













































































































































































































































































































































































































Group
Patient
Age
Sex
Previous profession
Physical condition
Conversation ability
Experience in gardening and agricultural activities

Physical function
Present medical record

Walking
Eye sight
Hearing
Paralysis
Hypertension
Diabetic
Hyperlipemia
Heart disease
Other

GH-S: (n = 9)
A
85
Male
Office worker
Δ*

2
  
Δ*

5
  
×
  
×
  
Gout, glaucoma
  
No

B
85
Female
Unclear
Δ*
      
×
×
        
Yes

C
80
Female
Unclear
2
      
×
      
Osteoporosis, spinal disease
  
Yes

D
90
Female
Entrepreneur
Δ*
Δ*
Δ
          
Brain apoplexy
  
Yes
       
2
4
                  

E
92
Female
Farmer
    
Δ
  
×
    
×
Malignant tumor
  
Yes

F
87
Female
Kimono maker
        
×
      
Malignant tumor, abdominal and aortic aneurysm
  
Yes

G
71
Female
Office worker
                
Brain apoplexy
  
No

H
80
Female
Entrepreneur
Δ*

2
Δ
    
×
    
×
    
Yes

I
76
Female
Restaurant worker
Δ*

2
Δ
Δ
  
×
      
Brain apoplexy, brain atherosclerosis
  
Yes

GH-T:

(n = 12)
J
90
Male
Organization worker
Δ*

2
  
Δ
        
×
  
Δ
  

K
76
Male
Unclear
Δ*

2
      
×
×
  
×
Prostatomegaly
    

L
82
Male
Farmer
  
Δ
                  

M
90
Male
Civil servant
        
×
        
Δ
  

N
86
Male
Entrepreneur
Δ*

2
  
Δ
          
Malignant tumor
Δ
  

O
97
Male
Farmer
    
Δ
    
×
  
×
  
Δ
  

P
81
Female
Farmer
                      

Q
88
Female
Entrepreneur
×*

1
                    

R
84
Female
Farmer
Δ*

2
      
×
            

S
85
Female
Teacher
    
Δ
  
×
×
          

T
80
Female
Part-timer
                      

U
88
Female
Farmer
    
Δ
  
×
            


Δ little disorder; × disorder; *1 using wheelchair; *2 uses a cane; *3 dyschromatopsia; *4 nearsighted; *5 uses a hearing aid

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