Effects of horticultural therapy on mood and heart rate in patients participating in an inpatient cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.

M, Wichrowski; J, Whiteson; F, Haas; A, Mola; MJ, Rey

doi:10.1097/00008483-200509000-00008

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Effects of horticultural therapy on mood and heart rate in patients participating in an inpatient cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.

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Wichrowski M

Whiteson J

Haas F

Abstract

Purpose To assess the effects of horticultural therapy (HT) on mood state and heart rate (HR) in patients participating in an inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.Methods Cardiac rehabilitation inpatients (n = 107) participated in the study. The HT group consisted of 59 subjects (34 males, 25 fe...

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