How do older people describe their sensory experiences of the natural world? A systematic review of the qualitative evidence.
How do older people describe their sensory experiences of the natural world? A systematic review of the qualitative evidence.
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DOI：
10.1186/s12877-016-0288-0
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发表时间：
2016-06-01
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4.1
通讯作者：
Garside R
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作者：
Orr N;Wagstaffe A;Briscoe S;Garside R
尽管对感官和感官体验的学术兴趣日益浓厚，但老年人与自然的感官接触这一主题目前仍在研究中。本文回顾并综合了关于老年人（包括那些患有痴呆症的人）如何描述他们与自然世界的感官接触的定性研究证据。检索1990年至2014年9月的10个数据库：MEDLINE （Ovid）、MEDLINE-in- process （Ovid）、PsycINFO （Ovid）、CINAHL （EBSCO）、GreenFILE （EBSCO）、ProQuest社会学、ASSIA （ProQuest）、International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest)；HMIC(奥维德);社会政策与实践（奥维德）。对纳入文章进行正向和反向引文追踪；我们联系了20个组织，以确定未发表的报告。筛选由两名审稿人独立进行。纳入了27项研究。主题分析显示，感官体验的描述包含在六个主题中：来自“窗口”的描述；强调视觉的感官描述；对“身处自然”的描述；对“在自然中做”的描述；感官参与障碍；以及在自然中存在和行为的意义。老年人从观赏自然、在自然中生活和活动中获得了相当大的快乐和享受，这反过来又对他们的健康和生活质量产生了积极的影响。未来的研究可以有效地探索如何利用与自然的感官接触来激发对地点和人物的回忆，并唤起过去的感官体验，以丰富日常生活并保持自我意识。该协议已在PROSPERO注册（CRD42015020736）。本文的在线版本（doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0288-0）包含补充材料，可供授权用户使用。
Despite the increased scholarly interest in the senses and sensory experiences, the topic of older people’s sensory engagement with nature is currently under researched. This paper reviews and synthesises qualitative research evidence about how older people, including those living with dementia, describe their sensory engagement with the natural world. Ten databases were searched from 1990 to September 2014: MEDLINE (Ovid), MEDLINE-in-Process (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), GreenFILE (EBSCO), ProQuest Sociology, ASSIA (ProQuest), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest); HMIC (Ovid); Social Policy and Practice (Ovid). Forward and backward citation chasing of included articles was conducted; 20 organizations were contacted to identify unpublished reports. Screening was undertaken independently by two reviewers. Twenty seven studies were included. Thematic analysis revealed that descriptions of sensory experiences are encompassed within six themes: descriptions from ‘the window’; sensory descriptions that emphasise vision; descriptions of ‘being in nature’; descriptions of ‘doing in nature’; barriers to sensory engagement; and meanings of being and doing in nature. Older people derive considerable pleasure and enjoyment from viewing nature, being and doing in nature which, in turn has a positive impact on their wellbeing and quality of life. Future research could usefully explore how sensory engagement with nature could be used to stimulate reminiscences of places and people, and evoke past sensory experiences to enrich everyday life and maintain a sense of self. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42015020736). The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0288-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.