The Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Mental Health and Burnout Levels of Nursing Home Workers

NCT06484959 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: suheylayaralı-3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The incidence of people with disabilities in need of care services is increasing all over the world. This situation significantly increases the need for nursing homes and caregivers. In many countries, it is seen that "Horticultural Therapy" programs have started to be implemented to improve mental health. In this context, our aim in the project is to determine the effect of the "Horticultural therapy" program applied to nursing home employees in terms of mental health and burnout in nursing home employees. It is thought that the positive effect of this practice on nursing home employees will be able to better maintain their care-oriented practices. It is envisaged that the gardens to be built within the scope of the therapy program can be planned as areas where both caregivers and caregivers can be used, and the application can be integrated into other areas within the scope of public health over time

Conditions

Horticultural Therapy; Anxiety; Depression; Stress; Caregivers

Keywords

Horticultural therapy; exhausted; Caregivers; Mental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Introductory Information Form

  The form consists of 10 questions containing information about caregivers affected by the earthquake created by the researcher within the scope of the literature. The form includes questions including age, gender, education, marital status, number of children, occupation, duration of work in a nursing home, chronic disease status, medication used continuously, social activity with continuous participation, previous psychiatric / psychological help.

  [Time Frame: up to 1 day]

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

  [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]

• The Maslach Burnout Scale

  [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]

Study Arms (8)

Horticultural therapy 1st session

OTHER

What is horticultural therapy?: the scope of horticultural therapy, information will be given in the nursing home conference room. The training will be done with a power point presentation.In terms of the suitability of the caregivers, the training will be carried out by dividing into 3 groups of 10 people. Training will last 40 minutes. This training will be on Monday

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 2st session

OTHER

Horticultural therapy garden design and principles?: Within the scope of horticultural therapy, information will be given in the nursing home conference room. The training will be done with a power point presentation.In terms of the suitability of the caregivers, the training will be carried out by dividing into 3 groups of 10 people. Training will last 40 minutes. This process will take place with the soil sample sent to agricultural engineering.This training will be on Tuesday

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 3st session

OTHER

The relationship between soil, plants and water: information will be provided by the landscape architect involved in the research. The scope of horticultural therapy, information will be given in the nursing home conference room. The training will be done with a power point presentation.In terms of the suitability of the caregivers, the training will be carried out by dividing into 3 groups of 10 people. Training will last 30 minutes.This process will take place with the soil sample sent to agricultural engineering.This training will be on Wednesday

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 4st session

OTHER

Introduction and characteristics of plants: This information will be provided by the landscape architect involved in the research. The scope of horticultural therapy, information will be given in the nursing home conference room. The training will be done with a power point presentation.In terms of the suitability of the caregivers, the training will be carried out by dividing into 3 groups of 10 people. Training will last 30 minutes. This training will be on Thursday

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 5st session

OTHER

Care and watering techniques: This information will be provided by the landscape architect involved in the research. The scope of horticultural therapy, information will be given in the nursing home conference room. The training will be done with a power point presentation.In terms of the suitability of the caregivers, the training will be carried out by dividing into 3 groups of 10 people. Training will last 30 minutes. This training will be on Friday.

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 6st session

OTHER

Survey analysis in gardens: Samples will be taken from the soil, analyzed, soil examination will be made, and the substances to be fertilized will be determined. This process will take place with the soil sample sent to agricultural engineering.This was done when the caregivers were informed.

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 7st session

OTHER

Preparing the area in the garden for planting was done when the caregivers were informed. The garden created with the drawings made within the scope of the work plan was prepared. Soil is prepared for planting by hoeing and fertilizing.

Other: Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 8st session

OTHER

Planting seedlings and seeds in gardens: The information about horticultural therapy, the plants were planted by the caregivers. This process has been achieved by implementing the training and information provided by the researchers.

Other: Assigned Interventions

Interventions

Assigned Interventions OTHER

Assigned Interventions

Horticultural therapy 1st session; Horticultural therapy 2st session; Horticultural therapy 3st session; Horticultural therapy 4st session; Horticultural therapy 5st session; Horticultural therapy 6st session; Horticultural therapy 7st session; Horticultural therapy 8st session

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Working in a nursing home
• Not being allergic to flowers and plants
• Willingness to work
• To be open to communication and cooperation,
• Scoring 8 points or more on the stress sub-dimension of the DASS measurement tool

You may not qualify if:

• Those with musculoskeletal disorders
• Those who use antipsychotic drugs

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Yarali S, Cengiz M, Kilic D. The effect of mindfulness-based compassionate living training on post-earthquake trauma, grief process, and self-compassion in earthquake-affected university students: a randomized controlled trial. Psychol Health Med. 2025 Sep 2:1-18. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2025.2552963. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 40892898 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Central Study Contacts

Süheyla YARALI

CONTACT

04422311448; suheyla.yarali@atauni.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2024
• First Posted: July 3, 2024
• Study Start: July 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 25, 2024
• Study Completion: November 30, 2024
• Last Updated: July 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share