Psychophysiological Impact of Touching Landscape Grass among Older Adults

• Published in: Journal of urban health Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 792 - 803
• Main Authors: Hassan, Ahmad, Deshun, Zhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety; Blood Pressure; China; Cognitive ability; EEG; Electroencephalography; Epidemiology; Female; Grasses; Health Informatics; Health promotion; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - psychology; Male; Mean; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Older people; Original; Original Article; Physiological effects; Poaceae; Pressure effects; Psychological stress; Public Health; Stress, Psychological; Touch; China; Hypertension; Real grass; Landscape activity; Older adults; Brainwave

Few studies have investigated plants’ healing effects, particularly through touch-based therapy, on older adults. As hypertension rates continue to climb worldwide, touch-based therapy for hypertension prevention has become a significant priority in public health initiatives. This study investigated...