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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 1 (2014), Article ID 1:IJNCP-109, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2014/109
Research Article
The Effect of a Horticultural Activities Program on the Psychologic, Physical, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes

Junko Masuya1*, Kikuko Ota2 and Yuriko Mashida2

1Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
2Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University 4411, Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-082, Japan
Dr. Junko Masuya, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan; E-mail: masuya@tmu.ac.jp
07 November 2014; 23 December 2014; 25 December 2014
Masuya J, Ota K, Mashida Y (2014) The Effect of a Horticultural Activities Program on the Psychologic, Physical, and Cognitive Function and Quality of Life of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 1: 109. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2014/109
This research was funded by a Grant-in-Aid (2013/2014, Research Activity Start-up, Grant #: KAKENHI 25893197) from the Ministry of Education. The authors are grateful to all participants and the care staff of the facility.
© 2014 Masuya et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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