Horticultural TherapyNCT06484959
The Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Mental Health and Burnout Levels of Nursing Home Workers
A study testing Assigned Interventions in people with Horticultural Therapy and Anxiety, run by Ataturk University.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Horticultural Therapy, Anxiety, Depression
- What is being tested?
- Assigned Interventions
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 15 Jul 2024to 30 Nov 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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
Who cannot join
- Those with musculoskeletal disorders
- Those who use antipsychotic drugs
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Horticultural Therapy Applied to Nursing Home Workers on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Burnout Levels
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
Read the detailed description
Caregivers working in a nursing home will be in the experimental group, and caregivers working in a different care center in the same region will be in the control group. A total of 8 sessions of horticultural therapy activities will be explained to the nursing home employees in the experimental group 1 time a week for 2 months. These trainings, which will be given to the people in the experimental group, will be held in the service building in the nursing home building and in the garden (practical) trainings. 4 different groups of 8/9 people will be formed from 30 people in each garden experiment group and the gardens will be allocated to the users. The purpose of these groups is not to make different applications, but to use the area comfortably. These garden users will be given different vegetables, fruits, seasonal flowers, fruit and ornamental tree seedlings and will be asked to design and implement their own gardens. The preliminary preparation of the gardens will be done through the procurement of services within the scope of the project.Horticultural therapy training will be carried out by the landscape architect who is a researcher in the project. In our project, all activities will be carried out under the supervision of nurse researchers and landscape architect researchers involved in the project. This therapy program is expected to reduce depression, anxiety, stress levels and burnout levels that affect mental health. 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
- Being tested
- Assigned Interventions
- Keywords
- Horticultural therapy, exhausted, Caregivers, Mental Health
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Assigned InterventionsOther
Assigned Interventions
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Receives: 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 Receives: 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 Receives: 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 Receives: 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. Receives: 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. Receives: 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. Receives: 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. Receives: Other: Assigned Interventions |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
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.
Measured: [Time Frame: up to 1 day]
Secondary outcomes (2)
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
The four-point Likert type scale developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995) consists of 14 depression, 14 anxiety and 14 stress dimensions; In order to provide faster, more effective access to resources and more qualified use of time, the short form of the scale, which consists of seven items, consists of 21 items. It is presented in a four-point Likert form as "Not Suitable at All (0) Somewhat Suitable (1) Generally Suitable (2) Completely Suitable (4)" and shows that as the scores obtained from the scale increase, the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress increase.
Measured: [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]
The Maslach Burnout Scale
developed by Christina Maslach and Susan Jackson (Maslach et al., 1997) and adapted to Turkish and conducted by Ergin (Ergin, 1992), was created to measure the perceived level of burnout. The 7-point Likert type scale, which consists of a total of 22 items and consists of the options 'Never - A few times a year - Several times a month - Once a month - Once a week - Every day" in its original form, was reduced to five options in the adaptation study made by Ergin (1992) on the grounds that it was not suitable for Turkish culture. These options are listed according to their weight as follows: 1-) Never, 2-) Very rare, 3-) Sometimes, 4-) Most of the time, 5-) Always. The Maslach Burnout scale has three sub-dimensions. These; Emotional exhaustion consisting of nine items, depersonalization consisting of five items, and low sense of personal achievement consisting of eight items are subscales.
Measured: [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Jul 2024
- Study start15 Jul 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion25 Oct 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Horticultural TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Ataturk UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ataturk University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Suheyla YARALI, Ataturk University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06484959
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- suheylayaralı-3
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 12 Jun 2024
- Last updated
- 3 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Horticultural Therapy Applied to Nursing Home Workers on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Burnout Levels
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06484959
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- suheylayaralı-3
- Conditions
- Horticultural Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Caregivers
- Keywords
- Horticultural therapy, exhausted, Caregivers, Mental Health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Ataturk UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jul 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 25 Oct 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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
Detailed description
Caregivers working in a nursing home will be in the experimental group, and caregivers working in a different care center in the same region will be in the control group. A total of 8 sessions of horticultural therapy activities will be explained to the nursing home employees in the experimental group 1 time a week for 2 months. These trainings, which will be given to the people in the experimental group, will be held in the service building in the nursing home building and in the garden (practical) trainings. 4 different groups of 8/9 people will be formed from 30 people in each garden experiment group and the gardens will be allocated to the users. The purpose of these groups is not to make different applications, but to use the area comfortably. These garden users will be given different vegetables, fruits, seasonal flowers, fruit and ornamental tree seedlings and will be asked to design and implement their own gardens. The preliminary preparation of the gardens will be done through the procurement of services within the scope of the project.Horticultural therapy training will be carried out by the landscape architect who is a researcher in the project. In our project, all activities will be carried out under the supervision of nurse researchers and landscape architect researchers involved in the project. This therapy program is expected to reduce depression, anxiety, stress levels and burnout levels that affect mental health. 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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 8
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Horticultural therapy 1st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsWhat 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 |
| Horticultural therapy 2st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsHorticultural 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 |
| Horticultural therapy 3st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsThe 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 |
| Horticultural therapy 4st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsIntroduction 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 |
| Horticultural therapy 5st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsCare 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. |
| Horticultural therapy 6st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsSurvey 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. |
| Horticultural therapy 7st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsPreparing 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. |
| Horticultural therapy 8st session | Other | Other: Assigned InterventionsPlanting 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. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- 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
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Those with musculoskeletal disorders
- Those who use antipsychotic drugs
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Assigned InterventionsAssigned Interventions | Other | 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 |
Primary outcome
Introductory Information Form
Time frame: [Time Frame: up to 1 day]
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.
2 secondary outcomes
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
Time frame: [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]
The Maslach Burnout Scale
Time frame: [Time Frame: up to 10 week ]
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Jul 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Assigned Interventions in people with Horticultural Therapy and Anxiety, run by Ataturk University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Süheyla YARALI (04422311448 ext. 1448, suheyla.yarali@atauni.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Introductory Information Form (time frame: [Time Frame: up to 1 day]). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Jul 2024.