The Effect of Gardening Activities on the Quality of Life of Students With Mild Intellectual Disability

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of gardening activities applied to mildly intellectually disabled secondary school students on their quality of life and to examine their views on these activities in depth.

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Key information

Conditions

Intellectual Disability Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Quality of Life Signs and Symptoms

Age range

11 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Students studying at a special education secondary school,
Who are open to communication and collaboration,
Who have no physical or mental disabilities that would prevent them from participating in gardening activities,
And whose parents have provided written informed consent for their participation will be included in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Students who do not attend the educational program regularly will be excluded from the research.

Treatment and study plan

Horticultural activity

Behavioral

Students will participate in structured gardening activities once a week for 8 weeks, approximately 40 minutes per session, under supervision in a school greenhouse.

Primary outcomes

KINDL Quality of Life Scale - Parent Form

Time frame: Day 0- Mounth 2

The KINDL Quality of Life Scale - Parent Form was developed by Ravens-Sieberer and Bullinger (1998). The Turkish validity and reliability study of the "Kid-KINDL Quality of Life Scale" was conducted by Eser et al. (2008), and the Turkish validity and reliability of the Parent Form for children aged 8-16 years was established by Baydur et al. (2007).

The Parent Form measures the quality of life of children and adolescents. The scale consists of 24 items and 6 subscales and is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The six subscales are physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, and school. Each subscale includes 4 items. Subscale scores are calculated separately, and the total quality of life score is obtained by summing all subscale scores. Items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 20, and 24 are reverse-coded. Scores are calculated by summing item responses and transforming them to a scale ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

HACER GÖK UĞUR

CONTACT

[email protected]

+90 452 226 52 00 ext. 6410

MERAL ÇETİN

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905317759514

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ordu University

Other

Collaborators

Scientific Researches Project Coordination Department of Ordu University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Gardening Activities on the Quality of Life of Mildly Intellectually Disabled Secondary School Students: A Mixed-Method Study

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Apr 1, 2026
Registry last updated: Apr 8, 2026

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