Forest Bathing Intervention for Persons Living with Dementia and Family Carers

Forest Bathing Intervention for Persons Living with Dementia and Family Carers: a Feasibility Study

This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a forest bathing intervention for people living with dementia and their family carers, and examined its effectivness on care burden and quality of life by comparing to an art activty programme as control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• For family careivers:
• taking care of a family member living with dementia in the community,
• For people living with dementia:
• Clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

• For both:
• Unable to communicate in Chinese or Cantonese
• Unable to participate meaningfully in group activities due to intellectual disability, visual impairment, hearing impairment, or other health conditions, were excluded.