The effect of garden use on quality of life and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in people living with dementia in nursing homes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Considering the importance of going outside in a natural environment for people in general, and people living with dementia in particular, we want to unravel the aspects by which garden use affects quality of life (QoL) and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in people living with dementia in nursing homes.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting and participants

People living with dementia in nursing homes.

Methods

This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Eight electronic bibliographic databases were searched (May 2022). Quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies describing the effect of garden use on QoL, BPSD, or other outcomes related to QoL

SUBMITTER: van der Velde-van Buuringen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130442 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature