Effects of Nature-based Group Intervention on Cognition and Nature Connectedness Among Lonely Older Adults Living in Assisted Living Facilities—Secondary Analyses of an RCT

Kaisu H. Pitkala, Ulla L. Aalto, Laura J. Rautiainen, Hannu Kautiainen, Annika Kolster, Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Timo Partonen, Hanna-Maria Roitto, Sibylle Puntscher, Ursula Rochau, Uwe Siebert, Alzbeta Bartova, Iva Holmerova, Laura Coll-Planas, Jill S. Litt, Timo E. Strandberg, Anu H. Jansson, Blanca Novotna, Montse Masó-Aguado, Laia Briones-Buixassa, Veronika Papon, Nerkez Opacin, Gabriela Garcia, Lucie Cattaneo

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203,
  title = {Effects of Nature-based Group Intervention on Cognition and Nature Connectedness Among Lonely Older Adults Living in Assisted Living Facilities—Secondary Analyses of an RCT},
  author = {Kaisu H. Pitkala and Ulla L. Aalto and Laura J. Rautiainen and Hannu Kautiainen and Annika Kolster and Marja-Liisa Laakkonen and Timo Partonen and Hanna-Maria Roitto and Sibylle Puntscher and Ursula Rochau and Uwe Siebert and Alzbeta Bartova and Iva Holmerova and Laura Coll-Planas and Jill S. Litt and Timo E. Strandberg and Anu H. Jansson and Blanca Novotna and Montse Masó-Aguado and Laia Briones-Buixassa and Veronika Papon and Nerkez Opacin and Gabriela Garcia and Lucie Cattaneo},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of the American Medical Directors Association},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of Nature-based Group Intervention on Cognition and Nature Connectedness Among Lonely Older Adults Living in Assisted Living Facilities—Secondary Analyses of an RCT
AU  - Kaisu H. Pitkala
AU  - Ulla L. Aalto
AU  - Laura J. Rautiainen
AU  - Hannu Kautiainen
AU  - Annika Kolster
AU  - Marja-Liisa Laakkonen
AU  - Timo Partonen
AU  - Hanna-Maria Roitto
AU  - Sibylle Puntscher
AU  - Ursula Rochau
AU  - Uwe Siebert
AU  - Alzbeta Bartova
AU  - Iva Holmerova
AU  - Laura Coll-Planas
AU  - Jill S. Litt
AU  - Timo E. Strandberg
AU  - Anu H. Jansson
AU  - Blanca Novotna
AU  - Montse Masó-Aguado
AU  - Laia Briones-Buixassa
AU  - Veronika Papon
AU  - Nerkez Opacin
AU  - Gabriela Garcia
AU  - Lucie Cattaneo
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
DO  - 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203
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Pitkala, K. H., Aalto, U. L., Rautiainen, L. J., Kautiainen, H., Kolster, A., Laakkonen, M., Partonen, T., Roitto, H., Puntscher, S., Rochau, U., Siebert, U., Bartova, A., Holmerova, I., Coll-Planas, L., Litt, J. S., Strandberg, T. E., Jansson, A. H., Novotna, B., Masó-Aguado, M., Briones-Buixassa, L., Papon, V., Opacin, N., Garcia, G., & Cattaneo, L. (2026). Effects of Nature-based Group Intervention on Cognition and Nature Connectedness Among Lonely Older Adults Living in Assisted Living Facilities—Secondary Analyses of an RCT. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106203

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