School of Social Work, Arizona State University, United States.
Department of Geography, University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
Health Place. 2020 Mar;62:102281. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102281. Epub 2020 Feb 13.
The interrelationships between nature, health, and wellbeing are increasingly recognized and incorporated into therapeutic interventions. Care farming, the concept of utilizing agricultural places and practices for providing care, therapy, and rehabilitation, is a paradigmatic example of this shift. This mixed method study empirically evaluates the efficacy of care farming as an intervention for individuals affected by traumatic grief, a complex experiential condition. Both quantitative and qualitative results suggest this care farm intervention was beneficial, yielding significant reductions in subjective distress to grief intensity. The study's findings add to the growing body of evidence on care farming and support green care as a therapeutic potential for individuals affected by traumatic grief.
自然、健康和幸福之间的相互关系越来越受到重视，并被纳入治疗干预措施中。关爱农业是利用农业场所和实践为人们提供关怀、治疗和康复的概念，是这种转变的典范。本混合方法研究实证评估了关爱农业作为创伤后悲伤个体干预措施的疗效，创伤后悲伤是一种复杂的体验性状况。定量和定性结果均表明，这种关爱农场干预措施是有益的，可显著降低悲伤强度的主观痛苦。该研究结果为关爱农业的不断增长的证据基础增添了内容，并支持绿色关怀作为创伤后悲伤个体的治疗潜力。
