Gröna miljöers användning på demensboenden

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the use of green environments in dementia nursing-homes depending on the staff's educational level, the geographical position of nursing-homes and the time the elderly spend in green environments. This was a cross-sectional survey study with a total of 49 assistant nurses working in retirement homes for elderly with dementia in Gävleborg county, Sweden. The survey included a series of questions derived from four hypotheses:  There was predicted to be a difference in 1.     the nursing assistants use of green spaces for the health of residents depending on the nursing homes geographical position, 2.     the use of green spaces for the health of residents depending on the educational level of nursing assistants, 3.     the time the elderly residents spend in the green spaces depending on the nursing homes geographical position, and 4.     the time the elderly residents spend in the green spaces depending on the educational level of nursing assistants. The data was analysed using the analysis program IBM SPSS Statistics, version 27. The study findings suggests that there might be a relationship between nursing assistants use of green spaces to promote the health of elderly and geographical position of the nursing home. Further research is needed to determine which factors are at play regarding nursing assistants’ use of green spaces for residents of nursing homes.