Greening a Geriatric Ward Reduces Functional Decline in Elderly Patients and is Positively Evaluated by Hospital Staff

Agnes E. van den Berg; Jolanda Maas; Liesbeth van den Hoven; Karin Tanja-Dijkstra

doi:10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390

Greening a Geriatric Ward Reduces Functional Decline in Elderly Patients and is Positively Evaluated by Hospital Staff

Agnes E. van den Berg^*, Jolanda Maas, Liesbeth van den Hoven, Karin Tanja-Dijkstra

^*Corresponding author for this work

Urban and Regional Studies Institute

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

61 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

This research examined whether greening of a geriatric ward may reduce the hospital-induced decline in the independent functioning of elderly patients as measured by changes from admission to discharge in the KATZ-ADL6 and physician assessments at discharge. Using a quasi-experimental design with 4 months of pre- and post-tests, the functional decline in a sample of 54 hospitalized geriatric patients was found to be lower after greening than before greening for both measures. Moreover, an evaluative survey among 15 staff members showed that they appreciated the greening, and believed it to support patient well-being.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-144
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of aging and environment
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

Healing environment
indoor plants
interior design
nature and health
patient well-being
job satisfaction
HEALTH-BENEFITS
CARE
GARDENS
IMPACT
PLANTS
LIFE
ENVIRONMENT
ELEMENTS
DESIGN
WINDOW

Access to Document

10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Greening a Geriatric Ward Reduces Functional Decline in Elderly Patients and is Positively Evaluated by Hospital StaffFinal publisher's version, 2.61 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

Handle.net

Persistent link

Cite this

@article{f9f8a42a3e814cbb973fae6927067f2b,

title = "Greening a Geriatric Ward Reduces Functional Decline in Elderly Patients and is Positively Evaluated by Hospital Staff",

abstract = "This research examined whether greening of a geriatric ward may reduce the hospital-induced decline in the independent functioning of elderly patients as measured by changes from admission to discharge in the KATZ-ADL6 and physician assessments at discharge. Using a quasi-experimental design with 4 months of pre- and post-tests, the functional decline in a sample of 54 hospitalized geriatric patients was found to be lower after greening than before greening for both measures. Moreover, an evaluative survey among 15 staff members showed that they appreciated the greening, and believed it to support patient well-being.",

keywords = "Healing environment, indoor plants, interior design, nature and health, patient well-being, job satisfaction, HEALTH-BENEFITS, CARE, GARDENS, IMPACT, PLANTS, LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, ELEMENTS, DESIGN, WINDOW",

author = "{van den Berg}, {Agnes E.} and Jolanda Maas and {van den Hoven}, Liesbeth and Karin Tanja-Dijkstra",

year = "2021",

doi = "10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390",

language = "English",

volume = "35",

pages = "125--144",

journal = "Journal of aging and environment",

issn = "2689-2618",

publisher = "ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Greening a Geriatric Ward Reduces Functional Decline in Elderly Patients and is Positively Evaluated by Hospital Staff

AU - van den Berg, Agnes E.

AU - Maas, Jolanda

AU - van den Hoven, Liesbeth

AU - Tanja-Dijkstra, Karin

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - This research examined whether greening of a geriatric ward may reduce the hospital-induced decline in the independent functioning of elderly patients as measured by changes from admission to discharge in the KATZ-ADL6 and physician assessments at discharge. Using a quasi-experimental design with 4 months of pre- and post-tests, the functional decline in a sample of 54 hospitalized geriatric patients was found to be lower after greening than before greening for both measures. Moreover, an evaluative survey among 15 staff members showed that they appreciated the greening, and believed it to support patient well-being.

AB - This research examined whether greening of a geriatric ward may reduce the hospital-induced decline in the independent functioning of elderly patients as measured by changes from admission to discharge in the KATZ-ADL6 and physician assessments at discharge. Using a quasi-experimental design with 4 months of pre- and post-tests, the functional decline in a sample of 54 hospitalized geriatric patients was found to be lower after greening than before greening for both measures. Moreover, an evaluative survey among 15 staff members showed that they appreciated the greening, and believed it to support patient well-being.

KW - Healing environment

KW - indoor plants

KW - interior design

KW - nature and health

KW - patient well-being

KW - job satisfaction

KW - HEALTH-BENEFITS

KW - CARE

KW - GARDENS

KW - IMPACT

KW - PLANTS

KW - LIFE

KW - ENVIRONMENT

KW - ELEMENTS

KW - DESIGN

KW - WINDOW

U2 - 10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390

DO - 10.1080/26892618.2020.1805390

M3 - Article

SN - 2689-2618

VL - 35

SP - 125

EP - 144

JO - Journal of aging and environment

JF - Journal of aging and environment

IS - 2

ER -