%0 Journal Article
%T Horticultural Therapy in Residential Long-Term Care: Applications from Research on Health, Aging, and Institutional Life
%J Activities, adaptation and aging
%D 1997
%A Stein, Louise K.
%V 22
%N 1
%P 107-124
%X A sociocultural conceptual framework for the work of horticultural therapists provides a foundation for more effective and compassionate gardening programs for long-term care residents. Contemporary American health care emphasizes technical, biomedical approaches to most problems related to aging, chronic illness and frailty. However, evidence from qualitative research, personal narratives about life in a nursing home and observations from the author's work in a resident-centered nursing home gardening program illustrate the benefits of a sociocultural conceptual framework in therapeutic practice.<p />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0192-4788
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v22n01_09