A5081546252- Urban Green Space and Health
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Rural development and sustainability
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Community Health and Development
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Architecture, Design, and Social History
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Wageningen University & Research
2005-2022
Centre for BioSystems Genomics
2010
We explore the role of farm animals in providing care to different types participants at farms (e.g., youngsters with behavioural problems, people severe mental problems and dementia). Care provide alternative promising settings where can interact compared a therapeutic healthcare setting. performed literature review, conducted focus group meetings carried out secondary data-analysis qualitative studies involving farmers participants. found that are important many have large number potential...
Introduction Care farms, where all or part of the farm is used for therapeutic purposes, show much potential improving health and well-being a range disadvantaged groups. Studies to date have been qualitative observational, with limited empirical evidence effectiveness care farms in well-being. Understanding underlying mechanisms that lead improvements different groups further gap evidence. Participants this study are offenders serving community orders. Their low socioeconomic status poor...
Objectives To assess the feasibility of conducting a cost-effectiveness study using care farms (CFs) to improve quality life and reduce reoffending among offenders undertaking community orders (COs). pilot questionnaires life, connection nature, lifestyle behaviours, health social-care use. recruitment retention at 6 months data linkage Police National Computer (PNC) reconvictions held by probation services. Design Pilot individually linked police data. Setting The was conducted in three...
Abstract Social agriculture is a fast-growing sector in Europe. There great diversity the social landscape across Europe, depending on national contexts. The settings which takes place, namely farms, are innovative because they combine health care and services with agricultural production. Different participant groups find their place these farms. can be beneficial for participants, providers, environment wider society. In this paper, we give an overview of market situation selected number...
Background Care farms (CFs), in which all or part of the farm is used for therapeutic purposes, show potential improving well-being disadvantaged groups. We assessed feasibility determining cost-effectiveness CFs quality life compared with comparator sites among probationers undertaking community orders (COs). Objectives (1) To conduct a systematic review CF impacts and mechanisms health logic model development; (2) to inform future studies by estimating differences other outcomes,...