Therapeutic Hospital Gardens: Literature Review and Working Definition.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This review explores the role of purposefully designed and well-integrated therapeutic hospital gardens (THGs) for the benefits of patients, their families, and staff.

Background

Significant benefits are realized when people are in contact with nature in the city. Although hospital gardens are prevalent and the beneficial effects of nature on health are widely acknowledged, the establishment of a consistent definition for hospital gardens that promote health is vital to attain reliable and quantifiable health outcomes.

Methods

Twenty-eight peer-reviewed journals were critiqued for the period of 2016-2021 and updated with 12 articles from 2021 to 2023 to analyze and synthesize the latest thinking and development in this emergent field. Subsequently, current books a

SUBMITTER: Nieberler-Walker K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621031 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature