Ottosson, Johan and Lavesson, Lillian and Pinzke, Stefan and Grahn, Patrik
(2015).
The Significance of Experiences of Nature for People with Parkinson's Disease, with Special Focus on Freezing of Gait-The Necessity for a Biophilic Environment. A Multi-Method Single Subject Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health. 12
:7
, 7274-7299
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Abstract
Freezing of Gait (FOG) is a common condition in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). FOG entails suddenly experiencing difficulties moving or feeling that one's feet are as glued to the ground. It is triggered, e.g., when passing through doorways. Earlier studies suggest that being in natural environments affects FOG in a positive way. Five subjects were recruited to serve as five single subject cases. We used interviews, observations, questionnaires and collected gait pattern data with aid of an accelerometer. A special designed outdoor setting was used, where we investigated whether passing through hedge openings with or without built elements triggered FOG. We found that no one experienced a FOG reaction when they passed through hedge openings without built elements. However, FOG was triggered when a doorframe was inserted into a hedge opening, and/or when peripheral vision was blocked. We interpret the results such that the doorframe triggered a phobic reflex, causing a freezing reaction. Passing through hedge openings does not trigger FOG, which we interpret as a biophilic reaction. Our results, if repeated in future studies, may have significance to everyday lives of PD patients, who could get a simpler life by consciously prioritizing stays in natural surroundings.
Authors/Creators: | Ottosson, Johan and Lavesson, Lillian and Pinzke, Stefan and Grahn, Patrik | ||||||
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Title: | The Significance of Experiences of Nature for People with Parkinson's Disease, with Special Focus on Freezing of Gait-The Necessity for a Biophilic Environment. A Multi-Method Single Subject Study | ||||||
Series/Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health (10382270) | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2015 | ||||||
Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Number: | 7 | ||||||
Page range: | 7274-7299 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 26 | ||||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||
ISSN: | 1660-4601 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 3 Medical and Health Sciences > 303 Health Sciences > Environmental Health and Occupational Health (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Landscape Architecture | ||||||
Keywords: | natural environments, biophilia, perception, instincts, supporting environments, phobic reactions, attention | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2951 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-2951 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 12630 | ||||||
Faculty: | LTV - Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap | ||||||
Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Work Science, Business Economics, and Environmental Psychology | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 25 Sep 2015 08:18 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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