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The effect of horticultural therapy on the quality of life of palliative care patients |
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| Authors: | Claudia Kam-Yuk Lai Carmen Ka-Yan Lau Wai Yin Kan Wai Man Lam MBBS MRCP FHKCP FHKAM Connie Yuen Yee Fung RSW HTR |
| Affiliation: | 1. School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China;2. Haven of Hope Hospital, Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;3. Hong Kong Association of Therapeutic Horticulture, Hong Kong, China |
| Abstract: | Palliative care patients experience a variety of needs and perceive their quality of life as being only fair. This study adopted a single-group repeated-measure design to investigate the effect of horticultural therapy on the quality of life of palliative care patients using the Quality of Life Concern in End of Life Questionnaire. Significant differences in the domains of “existential distress” and “health care concern” were observed immediately postintervention and at 4 weeks postintervention, respectively. No other significant differences were seen in the other domains or in the total mean score of the outcome measure. |
| Keywords: | existential distress horticultural therapy palliative care quality of care quality of life supportive care |