ISHS Acta Horticulturae 790: VIII International People-Plant Symposium on Exploring Therapeutic Powers of Flowers, Greenery and Nature
SURVEILLANCE STUDY ON HEALING LANDSCAPE: MEANING OF EXISTENCE OF PLANT SPECIALLY IN LANDSCAPE |
| Authors: | F. Asano, Y. Takaesu, E. Matsuo |
| Keywords: | mortality, elderly people, palliative care, grief care, thanatology, geriatrics |
| Abstract:
Japan is becoming aged society and malignant neoplasms have become the most common cause of death among Japanese. As the result, more people are thinking about our mortality. The relationship between views from hospital windows and recovery from illness or surgeries have previously been studied, but have never related types of landscape with healing effects of landscape, in people who are approaching death, or recovering from the death of close relative or friend. This study examined the kind of landscape which can give relief or peace in mind to people who are no longer active because of age, or critically ill patients, and people who have experienced death of someone close to them, in several countries. The results were compared by country, type of respondents group, and type of grief. Then the reasons of the selection and with whom they want to share the scene, were examined. No significant differences were found among country, but differences in scene choice were found among people in grief with respect to how closely attached family members or friends were to the deceased, and how much time passed since the death of their family or friend. The results showed several types of landscape scenes were effective for people in these positions, that we term "Healing Landscape". This study showed the importance to serenity or peace of mind of a person in grief, of the existence of a healing landscape nearby, and the involvement of a third person who could take part as a friend. Further research is needed to extend these studies, to elucidate the emotional process from the healing landscapes which were revealed in this study. | |
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