The Journey of Recovery and Empowerment Embraced by Nature — Clients’ Perspectives on Nature-Based Rehabilitation in Relation to the Role of the Natural Environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Dennis Persson¹  Patrik Grahn²  Birgitta Persson²  Anna María Pálsdóttir² 

[1] Department of Health Science Center, Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science,Lund University, P.O. Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden;Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 88, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden;

关键词: supportive environment;    horticulture therapy;    stress restoration;    therapeutic landscape;    evidence-based health design;    social quietness;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph110707094

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents findings from real life situations, a longitudinal single case study on the role of natural environments in nature-based rehabilitation (NBR) for individuals with stress-related mental disorders, at the Alnarp Rehabilitation Garden in Sweden. A sample of 43 former clients voluntarily participated in semi-structured interview, and the data were analyzed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Three main superordinate themes were identified as the three phases of NBR—Prelude, Recuperating and Empowerment—explaining and illuminating the role of the natural environments in each phase. An explanatory model of NBR in this context is presented including the three phases of NBR, IRP supportive occupations and a pyramid ofsupporting environments. A new component of supportive environments was identified and herby named, Social quietness, an important component facilitating personal and intimate engagement with the natural environments.

【 授权许可】

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