Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly

In this study titled "Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction", the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The study is very important as it is the first of its kind in the literature. In addition, it is thought that the results of this study will contribute scientifically to psychiatric nurses who care for elderly individuals and to the literature in the field of nursing. Data will be collected using the "Life Satisfaction Scale" and the "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Short Form Scale".

The following questions will be answered in this study; Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?

Inclusion criteria

• The elderly who have a Standardized Mini Mental Test score of 24 and above,
• Do not have vision or hearing loss that may prevent gardening activities,
• Are open to communication and cooperation,
• Volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a communication problem
• Having attended a gardening training in the last 6 months
• Having a physical illness that would prevent gardening activities
• Having a psychiatric illness that would prevent gardening activities will be excluded from the study.