1,259
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Experiences of meaning in garden therapy in outpatient psychiatric care in Sweden. A narrative study

, &
Pages 415-425 | Received 09 Apr 2019, Accepted 26 Jan 2020, Published online: 06 Feb 2020

References

  • Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Socialförsäkringsrapport 2017:7. Sjukfrånvarons utveckling 2017. [Social Insurance Report 2017:13. The development of sickness absence 2017.] [cited 2019 Jan 12]. Available from: https://www.forsakringskassan.se/wps/wcm/connect/1596d32b-7ff7-4811-8215-d90cb9c2f38d/socialforsakringsrapport-2017-13.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=.
  • Danielsson M, Heimerson I, Lundberg U, et al. Psychological stress and health problems. Health in Sweden: National Public Health Report 2012. Chapter 6. Scand J Public Health. 2012;40(Suppl 9):121–134.
  • Grossi G, Perski A, Osika W, et al. Stress-related exhaustion disorder – clinical manifestation of burn-out? A review of assessment methods, sleep impairments, cognitive disturbances, and neuro-biological and physiological changes in clinical burn-out. Scand J Psychol. 2015;56(6):626–636.
  • National Board of Health and Welfare. Vård vid depression och ångestsyndrom. Stöd för styrning och ledning. Nationella riktlinjer. 2017-12-4. [The National Guidelines for Care in cases of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. 2017-12-4.] 2017 [cited 2018 Jun 4]. Available from: http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/publikationer2017/2017-12-4.
  • Eriksson T, Jonsson H, Tham K, et al. A comparison of perceived occupational gaps between people with stress-related ill health or musculoskeletal pain and a reference group. Scand J Occup Ther. 2012;19(5):411–420.
  • Anthony WA. Recovery from mental illness: the guiding vision of the mental health service system in the 1990s. Psychosocial Rehab J. 1993;16(4):11–24.
  • Salzmann-Erikson M. An integrative review of what contributes to personal recovery in psychiatric disabilities. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013;34(3):185–191.
  • Slade M, Williams J, Bird V, et al. Recovery grows up. J Ment Health. 2012;21(2):99–104.
  • Bird V, Leamy M, Tew J, et al. Fit for purpose? Validation of a conceptual framework for personal recovery with current mental health consumers. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2014;48(7):644–653.
  • Hammell KW. Dimensions of meaning in the occupations of daily life. Can J Occup Ther. 2004;71(5):296–305.
  • Roberts AEK, Bannigan K. Dimensions of personal meaning from engagement in occupations: A methasyntesis. Can J Occup Ther. 2018;85(5):386–396.
  • Stigsdotter UA, Grahn P. What makes a garden a healing garden? J Ther Horticulture. 2002;13(2):60–69.
  • Sahlin E, Ahlborg G, Jr, Matuszczyk JV, et al. Nature-based stress management course for individuals at risk of adverse health effects from work-related stress – effects on stress related symptoms, workability and sick leave. IJERPH. 2014;11(6):6586–6611.
  • Sahlin E, Ahlborg G, Jr, Tenenbaum A, et al. Using nature-based rehabilitation to restart a stalled process of rehabilitation in individuals with stress-related mental illness. IJERPH. 2015;12(2):1928–1951.
  • Währborg P, Petersson IF, Grahn P. Nature-assisted rehabilitation for reactions to severe stress and/or depression in a rehabilitation garden: long-term follow-up including comparisons with a matched population-based reference cohort. J Rehabil Med. 2014;46:271–276.
  • Clatworthy J, Hinds J, Camic PM. Gardening as a mental health intervention: a review. Ment Health Rev J. 2013;18(4):214–225.
  • Eriksson T, Westerberg Y, Jonsson H. Experiences of women with stress-related ill health in a therapeutic gardening program. Can J Occup Ther. 2011;78(5):273–281.
  • Sahlin E, Matuszczyk JV, Ahlborg G, et al. How do participants in nature-based therapy experience and evaluate their rehabilitation? J Ther Horticulture. 2012;22:8–22.
  • Diamant E, Waterhouse A. Gardening and belonging: reflections on how social and therapeutic horticulture may facilitate health, well-being and inclusion. Br J Occup Ther. 2010;73(2):84–88.
  • Eriksson T, Karlström E, Jonsson H, et al. An exploratory study of the rehabilitation process of people with stress-related disorders. Scand J Occup Ther. 2010;17(1):29–39.
  • Josephsson S, Alsaker S. Narrative methodology: a tool to access unfolding and situated meaning in occupation. In: Nayar S, Stanley M, editors. Qualitative research methodologies for occupational science and therapy. New York: Routledge; 2015. p. 70–83.
  • Polkinghorne DE. Narrative configuration in qualitative analysis. Qual Stud Edu. 1995;8(1):5–23.
  • Polkinghorne DE. Validity issues in narrative research. Qual Inquiry. 2007;13(4):471–486.
  • Schwandt T. The Sage dictionary of qualitative inquire. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks (CA): Sage; 2007.
  • World Medication Association (WMA). Declaration of Helsinki - ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects; 2013. [cited 2015 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/index.html.
  • Hillborg H, Svensson T, Danermark B. Towards a working life? Experiences in a rehabilitation process for people with psychiatric disabilities. Scand J Occup Ther. 2010;17(2):149–161.
  • King GA. The meaning of life experiences: application of a meta-model to rehabilitation sciences and services. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2004;74(1):72–88.
  • Lund K, Argentzell E, Leufstadius C, et al. Joining, belonging, and re-valuing: a process of meaning-making through group participation in a mental health lifestyle intervention. Scand J Occup Ther. 2019;26(1):55–68.
  • Pálsdóttir AM, Persson D, Persson B, et al. The journey of recovery and empowerment embraced by nature – clients’ perspectives on nature-based rehabilitation in relation to the role of the natural environment. IJERPH. 2014;11(7):7094–7115.
  • Eklund M. Therapeutic factors in occupational group therapy identified by patients discharged from a psychiatric day centre and their significant others. Occup Ther Int. 1997;4(3):200–214.
  • Bierski K. Recovering mental health across outdoor places in Richmond, London: tuning, skill and narrative. Health Place. 2016;40:137–144.
  • Sidenius U, Stigsdotter UK, Varning Poulsen D, et al. “I look at my own forest and fields in a different way”: the lived experience of nature-based therapy in a therapy garden when suffering from stress-related illness. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-Being. 2017;12(1):1324700.
  • Drake RE, Whitley R. Recovery and severe mental illness: description and analysis. Can J Psychiatry. 2014;59(5):236–242.
  • Craske MG, Stein MB. Anxiety. Lancet. 2016;388(10063):3048–3059.
  • Lamers F, van Oppen P, Comijs HC, et al. Comorbidity patterns of anxiety and depressive disorders in a large cohort study: the Netherlands study of depression and anxiety (NESDA). J Clin Psychiatry. 2011;72(3):341–348.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.