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| Title |
How do older people describe their sensory experiences of the natural world? A systematic review of the qualitative evidence
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-016-0288-0 |
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| Authors |
Noreen Orr, Alexandra Wagstaffe, Simon Briscoe, Ruth Garside |
| Abstract |
Despite the increased scholarly interest in the senses and sensory experiences, the topic of older people's sensory engagement with nature is currently under researched. This paper reviews and synthesises qualitative research evidence about how older people, including those living with dementia, describe their sensory engagement with the natural world. Ten databases were searched from 1990 to September 2014: MEDLINE (Ovid), MEDLINE-in-Process (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), GreenFILE (EBSCO), ProQuest Sociology, ASSIA (ProQuest), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest); HMIC (Ovid); Social Policy and Practice (Ovid). Forward and backward citation chasing of included articles was conducted; 20 organizations were contacted to identify unpublished reports. Screening was undertaken independently by two reviewers. Twenty seven studies were included. Thematic analysis revealed that descriptions of sensory experiences are encompassed within six themes: descriptions from 'the window'; sensory descriptions that emphasise vision; descriptions of 'being in nature'; descriptions of 'doing in nature'; barriers to sensory engagement; and meanings of being and doing in nature. Older people derive considerable pleasure and enjoyment from viewing nature, being and doing in nature which, in turn has a positive impact on their wellbeing and quality of life. Future research could usefully explore how sensory engagement with nature could be used to stimulate reminiscences of places and people, and evoke past sensory experiences to enrich everyday life and maintain a sense of self. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO ( CRD42015020736 ). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 36 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 17 | 47% |
| Canada | 4 | 11% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 72% |
| Scientists | 6 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 140 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 139 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Researcher | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 18% |
| Unknown | 39 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 13% |
| Psychology | 18 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 23 | 16% |
| Unknown | 41 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2021.
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#1,166,292
of 24,891,087 outputs
Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#199
of 3,507 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#21,745
of 345,977 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#5
of 45 outputs
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