The Clinical Application of Horticulture Therapy in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
NCT ID: NCT00912249
Last Updated: 2009-06-03
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-04-30
Brief Summary
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It can be traced to 1798, Dr. B. Rush found farm work helped people with mental illness. Today, horticulture therapy is well applied in disabilities, elderly and children. It needs detailed evaluation for the condition of illness to achieve optimal efficacy. It contains two parts- to sense and to operate! Patients can relax themselves and learn to work with others, realize the responsibility of caring another life, understand their relationship with environment. Patient can tolerate frustration better via acceptance the withered plants. In cultivation, it trains patient the occupational technique ( to operate instrument), communication, social skill, independence, stable mood.
Based on studies, 0ne third patients with mental illness stabilized after treatment. However, aggressive rehabilitation is necessary to maintain their function. In our study, it plans to incorporate horticulture therapy into psychiatric clinical practice in our hospital. We plan to recruit horticulture therapist, visiting staffs, residents, occupational therapists and nurses to participate the design and operation in class.
This program will recruit patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, organic brain syndrome and other mental illness in our daycare. We will help patients with personal treatment record. We will use case study to report some typical cases. All the cases will be investigated qualitatively with intensive interview to explore the subjective experience on this therapy. We will also use simple questionnaire to found quantitative study in the further.
To sum up, this program helps the connection for horticulture therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation. It promotes " patient-centered" support and offers physical, mental , social, spiritual services. It not only produces academic performance but fulfills the ideal of holistic health care!
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Horticultural Therapy
Horticulture Therapy
We will design courses of Horticultural therapy to provide to the Patients in Day Care Unit
Interventions
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Horticulture Therapy
We will design courses of Horticultural therapy to provide to the Patients in Day Care Unit
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Adequate daily function for horticultural activities
* Day care patients or referred from OPD
* Willing to accept and cooperate with H/T
Exclusion Criteria
* Severe suicide or harmful behaviors
* Severe physical problem impeding horticultural activities
* Lack of motivation for H/T
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Principal Investigators
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Chun-lin Chen, MD, MA
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Locations
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Banqiao District, , Taiwan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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098019-3
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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