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“ACTIVE GARDENING” INTERGENERATIONAL EXPLORATION

OF HEALTHY GARDENING

STRATEGIES FOR ELDERLY

ALLOTMENT TENANTS

a presentation by students of HAWK Hildesheim,

BSc Degree Course Occupational Therapy, Speech &

Language Therapy and Physiotherapy

Lecturer: Dr. Sandra Schiller

Linda Blenk, Stefanie Frei, Karina Isenbeck, Raika Thies

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CONTENT

PROJECT

AIMS

PROCESS

RESULTS

REFLECTION

goal attainment

learning process

CONCLUSION / OUTLOOK

LITERATURE

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PROJECT

“Active Gardening” and “Active Ageing”

Intergenerational exploration of healthy gardening

strategies for elderly allotment tenants

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PROJECT – gardening

and elderly people

“European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity

between Generations”

“Year of Natural Environment and Healthy Living”

source: http://www.hildesheim.de/pics/medien/1_1336130839/Terminuebersicht_Themenjahr_Schulworkshops_gesamt.pdf

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PROJECT – garden and

Hildesheim

source:

http://www.hildesheim.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=1870&t

opmenu=3&keepmenu=inactive source: private

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PROJECT – garden and

Hildesheim

source: http://blog-hildesheim.server1.citywerk.org/page/3

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PROJECT – garden and

Hildesheim

sources: private

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PROJECT – garden and

Hildesheim

sources: private sources: private sources: private

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PROJECT - gardening and OT

rehabilitation and curation (Söderback et al., 2004, p. 245

– 260)

gardening: health / well-being (Diamant, Waterhouse,

2010, pp. 84 – 88; York, Wiseman, 2012, pp. 74 – 84)

healthy aspects of gardening

present them within the thematic year

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PROJECT - gardening and OT

client-centred approach

search for experts

elderly allotment

tenants

(BVBS, BBR, 2008, pp. 65 –

66;Office International du Coin de

Terre et des Jardins Familiaux

a.s.b.l, o.J., pp. 44 – 50)

source: private

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source: http://www.hildesheimer-gartenfreunde.de/

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PROJECT - design

maintain the activity “gardening”

salutogenic view (Hurrelmann et al., 2010, pp. 45 – 50)

collaboration between elderly gardeners & students

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AIMS of our project

presentation

information about healthy gardening

making OT more public

collaboration with elderly allotment tenants dialogue between students and gardeners

gaining new knowledge for our profession

transferring the gardening approach to

health promotion

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AIMS of our personal learning

improvement

transfer of theoretical knowledge into practice

getting familiar with action research and

project management

gaining professional experience in the new

working field health promotion

acquiring explicit knowledge about gardens

and gardening

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PROCESS

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PROCESS

brainstorming having a garden/ gardening/ horticultural therapy

searching literature PubMed & CINAHL

university library

relevant websites (e.g. www.garten-therapie.de, www.ergobase.com, www.hildesheimer-gartenfreunde.de , www.rehavita24.de, www.greencare.at)

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PROCESS

action research approach (De Poy & Gitlin, 1998, p.130-131;

Trentham & Cockburn, 2005, p.440-453)

structure for the talks on the basis of:

our brainstorming

„Tatkraft“(Ferber et al., 2012, p.74) Activity Analysis (Hersch,

Lamport & Coffey, 2005, p.100)

model of „Doing, being, becoming & belonging as means

to survival and health“ by Ann A.Wilcock (2006, p. 209) as

used in the article by Diamant & Waterhouse (2010)

contact to the allotment tenants

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PROCESS

Talks

source: private

source: private

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PROCESS

Talks

source: http://www.hildesheimer-gartenfreunde.de/

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PROCESS

source: private

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PROCESS

source: private

source: private

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PROCESS

source: private

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PROCESS

Mind-Map on a whiteboard

source: private

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RESULTS

eight aspects of healthy gardening

8. Assistive

tools

7. Physical

aspects

6. Time

5. Plants

4. Garden-

space

3. Social

aspects

2. Cognition

1. Emotions

Healthy

gardening

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RESULTS

the natural cycle of life (Strohmeier, 2007, p. 81; Kellner, 2007, p.106; Neuberger, 2007, p.18f)

source:http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/14846532

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RESULTS

when using a certain strategy to act or to cope

with a situation (Habermann & Kolster, 2009, p.231)

clothes pins on plants

source: http://tomaten.gmxhome.de/images/200906/Vergleich.jpg

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RESULTS

intercultural encounters (Strohmeier, 2007, p.80; Kellner, 2007, p.107; Berting-Hüneke, 2007, p.131; Leppert, 2009, p.56)

source: Leppert, 2009, p. 57

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RESULTS

mobility in the garden (Berting-Hünecke, 2007, p.127;

Niepel, 2007, p.161; Kleinod, 2003 quoted in Berting-Hünecke, 2007, p.139; Neuhauser,

2007, p.41; Sempik et al., 2005, p.44)

source:

private

source:

Leppert, 2009, p. 132

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RESULTS

to consider care

intensiveness

(Niepel, 2007, p.156; Leppert, 2009, p.44)

source: private

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RESULTS

organize time

alone/with others

for work/rest (Unruh, 2004, quoted in Sempik et al.,

2005, p. 5; Yamane et al. quoted in Sempik et al., 2005, p. 4; Strohmeier, 2007,

p. 80; Kellner, 2007, p.107; Berting-Hüneke, 2007, p.131; Leppert, 2009, p.56)

source: private

source: private

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RESULTS

tips according to back-school

programmes and joint protection

source: private

(Kempf , 2010, p.218; Wottke, 2004, p.132)

source: private

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RESULTS

source: www.ergobase.com

source: www.rehavita24.de

source: www.astore.amazon.de

source: private

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PROCESS

literature and practical knowledge

second meeting with the gardeners

source: private

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RESULTS

presentation

on 23.08.2012 in the

City-Church/St. Jakobi

„Enjoy Your Garden –

A healthy view on gardening“

source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41595993?tag=Kirche

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RESULTS

promotion on

flyers

and the internet

source: private

source:www.hildesheim.de/magazin/magazin.php?menuid=1830&topmenu=3&pa

ge=3

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RESULTS

source: www.hawk-

hhg.de/sozialearbeitundgesundheit/sozialearbeit_185949.php?fb_action_ids=337035093048722&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source= aggregation

&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366

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RESULTS

parts of the presentation

profession of OT

introduction to our project

the aspects of healthy gardening

14-page information brochure 8. Assistive

tools

7. Physical

aspects

6. Time

5. Plants

4. Garden-

space

3. Social

aspects

2. Cognition

1. Emotions

Healthy

gardening

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RESULTS

source: private

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RESULTS

source: private

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RESULTS

source: private

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REFLECTION – goal

attainment

in the collaboration with gardeners:

friendly relationship

shared their experience, knowledge

role as experts

gardeners very interested in the exchange

second meeting

in the presentation:

a look at the eight aspects of gardening

positive feedback

acknowledgement, suggestions for improvement from

professionals

despite only general promotion many people in the audience

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REFLECTION - learning process

new target group

experts in their occupation as gardeners

motivation to keep their health status

new working field

focus on health

resource-orientated

lack of literature on:

older people AND health promotion AND gardening

connect theory and practice

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CONCLUSION / OUTLOOK

the gardeners were open partners in

conversation, interested and very cooperative

the presentation in Hildesheim received

positive response

requests from district association and German

health insurance

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LITERATURE

Berting-Hüneke C., Jung S., Kellner G., Neuhauser F., Niepel A., Putz M., Schmidt W., Scholz S., Sieber A., Stohmeier G., Weiß A., Deutscher Verband der Ergotherapie e.V. (Hrsg.) (2007). Gartentherapie. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner (Neue Reihe Ergotherapie 9: Fachbereich Allgemeine Themen Bd. 5)

Berting-Hüneke C. (2007) Gärtnerische Betätigung bei Bewegungsstörungen. In: Berting-Hüneke, C. et al. (2007). Gartentherapie. Idstein: Schulz- Kirchner, S. 127-152

Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (Hrsg.), Buhtz, M. (Bearb.) (2008) Städtebauliche, ökologische und soziale Bedeutung des Kleingartenwesens: ein Projekt des Forschungsprogramms "Allgemeine Ressortforschung" des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS) und des Bundesamtes für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR), Bonn: BBR.

De Poy, E. , Gitlin L. (1998) Introduction to research. Understanding and applying multiple strategies. 2nd Edition. St.Louis: Mosby

Diamant, E., Waterhouse, A. (2010) Gardening & blonging: reflections on how social & therapeutic horticulture may facilitate health, wellbeing and inclusion, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73 (2), pp. 84 – 88.

Ferber R., Dangl H., Grote A., Kölling D., Marotzki U., Rach M., Schmitt R., Weiß K. (2012) Tatkraft – Gesund im Alter durch Betätigung. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag.

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Kellner, G. (2007). Gartenarbeit als therapeutisches Medium mit psychisch erkrankten Menschen. In: Berting-Hüneke, C. et al. (2007). Gartentherapie. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag, S. 100 – 111

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LITERATURE

Sempik J., Aldridge J., Becker S. (2005). Growing together. A practice guide to promoting social inclusion through gardening and horticulture. The Policy Press: Bristol.

Sempik J, Aldridge J, Becker S (2008). Health, well-beeing and social inclusion. Therapeutic Horticulture in the UK. The Policy Press: Bristol

Schneiter-Ulmann, R. (ed.) (2010) Lehrbuch Gartentherapie, Bern: Huber.

Strohmeier, G. (2007). Soziale Kompetenzen durch das Gärtnern. In: Berting-Hüneke, C. et al. (2007). Gartentherapie. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner-Verlag, S. 74 – 84

Söderback, I., Söderström, M., Schälander, E. (2004) Horticultural Therapy: the „healing garden“ and gardening in rehabilitation measures at Dandery Hospital Rehabilitation Clinic, Sweden, In: Pediatric Rehabilitation, 7 (4), pp. 245 – 260.

Trentham, B., & Cockburn, L. (2005). "Participatory action research: Creating new knowledge and opportunities for occupational engagement". In F. Kronenberg, S. Algado, & N. Pollard, (Eds.) Occupational therapists without borders: Learning from the spirit of survivors. Oxford; Elsevier Science.

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York, M., Wiseman T. (2012) Gardening as an Occupation: A Critical Review, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (2), pp. 76 – 84.

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