Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2014
The Journey of Recovery and Empowerment Embraced by Nature - Clients' Perspectives on Nature-Based Rehabilitation in Relation to the Role of the Natural Environment
Pálsdóttir, Anna María; Persson, Dennis; Persson, Birgitta; Grahn, PatrikAbstract
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 of supporting 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.Keywords
supportive environment; horticulture therapy; stress restoration; therapeutic landscape; evidence-based health design; social quietnessPublished in
International journal of environmental research and public health2014, volume: 11, number: 7, pages: 7094-7115
Authors' information
Pálsdóttir, Anna María (Palsdottir, Anna Maria)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology
Persson, Dennis
Lund University
Persson, Birgitta
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG3 Good health and wellbeing
UKÄ Subject classification
Other Medical Sciences not elsewhere specified
Occupational Therapy
Landscape Architecture
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707094
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/58876