Huzurevindeki Yaşlılara Uygulanan Bahçecilik Faaliyetlerinin Psikolojik İyi Oluş ve Depresyona Etkisi: Tek Kör Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma Protokolü

Year 2022, Volume: 1 Issue: 3, 1 - 17, 30.12.2022

Mürselcan Kabakcı , Hacer Gök Uğur , Şeyma Şengür

Abstract

Giriş: Teknolojinin gelişimiyle birlikte, sağlık hizmetleri ve yaşam koşulları iyileşmekte ve yaşam süresi uzamakta ve yaşlı nüfus sayısı giderek artmaktadır. Bahçecilik faaliyetleri yaşlıların aktif yaşlanma sürecine katkı sağlayan bir faaliyettir. Bu araştırma huzurevindeki yaşlılara uygulanan bahçecilik faaliyetlerinin psikolojik iyi oluş ve depresyona etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılacaktır.

Metot: Bu araştırma tek kör randomize kontrollü deneysel çalışma olarak planlanmıştır. Araştırma bir huzurevinde kalan 46 yaşlı üzerinde yürütülecektir. Yaşlılar deney ve kontrol grubuna basit randomizasyon yöntemiyle atanacak ve 23 deney 23 kontrol grubu yaşlı üzerinde çalışılacaktır. Araştırmanın verileri “Yaşlı Tanıtım Formu”, “Standardize Mini Mental Test”, “Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği” ve “Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği” ile toplanacaktır. Araştırmada deney grubunda yer alan yaşlılara 3 ay boyunca haftada bir kez bahçecilik faaliyetleri yaptırılacaktır. Kontrol grubunda yer alan yaşlılara araştırma süresince herhangi bir girişim uygulanmayacak huzurevindeki rutin etkinliklere katılacaklardır. Deney ve kontrol grubu yaşlılara ön testler 0.ayda ve son testler 3.ayda uygulanacaktır.

Sonuçlar: Bu araştırma huzurevindeki yaşlılara uygulanan bahçecilik faaliyetlerinin psikolojik iyi oluş ve depresyona etkisini değerlendirecektir. Bu çalışmada uygulanacak bahçecilik faaliyetleri aktif yaşlanma sürecinde yaşlılar için uygulanabilecek uygun maliyetli bir aktivite olacaktır.

Keywords

Huzurevi, Yaşlı, Bahçecilik Faaliyetleri, Psikolojik İyi Oluş, Depresyon, Hemşirelik

Supporting Institution

ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMA PROJELERİ KOORDİNASYON BİRİMİ

Project Number

B-2202

The Effect of Gardening Activities Applied to Elderly People in Nursing Homes on Psychological Well-Being and Depression: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Study Protocol

Abstract

Introduction: With the enhancement of technology, health services and living conditions are improving as well as increased life expectancy, which are associated with gradually increasing number of elderly population. Gardening is an activity that contributes to the active aging process of the elderly. This research will be conducted in order to determine the effect of gardening activities applied to elderly people in nursing homes on their psychological well-being and depression.

Methods/design: The research has been planned as a single blind randomized controlled experimental study. It will be conducted on 46 elderly people staying in a nursing home. The participants will be assigned to the experimental and control group using the simple randomization method, each consisting of 23 individuals. The research data will be collected using the “Elderly Introduction Form”, “The Mini Mental State Test”, “Psychological Well-Being Scale”, and “Geriatric Depression Scale”. In the research, gardening activities will be conducted with elderly people in the experimental group once a week for 3 months. No interventions will be applied to those in the control group, they will participate in routine activities. The pretest will be applied prior to the research to experimental and control groups, and posttest will be applied on the third month.

Conclusions: This research will evaluate the effect of gardening activities applied to elderly people in nursing homes on their psychological well-being and depression. The activities in this study will be cost-effective that can be applied for the active aging process.

Keywords

Nursing Home, Elderly, Gardening Activities, Psychological Well-being, Depression, Nursing

Project Number

B-2202

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