Therapeutic landscapes and wellbeing in later life: Impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults
Therapeutic landscapes and wellbeing in later life: Impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults
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10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.001
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发表时间：
2015-07-01
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4.8
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Sims-Gould, Joanie
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作者：
Finlay, Jessica;Franke, Thea;Sims-Gould, Joanie
本文通过研究绿色和蓝色空间如何影响老年人的健康和福祉，扩展了治疗景观的概念。我们利用了年龄在65-86岁的参与者的采访数据，他们描述了他们在加拿大温哥华大都会地区使用绿色空间，特别是蓝色空间的日常经历。嵌入治疗品质的景观包括公园、花园、街道绿地、湖泊和海洋。与这些空间的互动影响了参与者感知的身体、心理和社交健康。安全、可访问性和个人感知等问题使这种关系变得复杂。总体而言，研究结果表明，大自然在老年人的日常生活中扮演着微妙而有影响力的角色。更好地了解老年人如何体验健康和景观对于发展与自然的日常接触至关重要，这可以提高老龄人口的生活质量。(C)2015爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利
This paper extends the concept of therapeutic landscapes by investigating how green and blue spaces affect older adult health and wellbeing. We draw on interview data from participants aged 65-86 years old who described their everyday experiences with green and especially blue spaces across Metro Vancouver, Canada. Landscapes embedded with therapeutic qualities included parks, gardens, street greenery, lakes, and the ocean. Interactions with these spaces influenced participants' perceived physical, mental, and social health. Issues of safety, accessibility, and personal perception complicated this relationship. Overall, the findings indicate that nature plays a nuanced and influential role in the everyday lives of older adults. Better understanding how older adults experience health and landscape is critical towards developing everyday contact with nature that can improve quality of life for ageing populations. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved