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However, few studies have examined such effects in older adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The physiological and psychological effects of observing nature (visual observation of a money plant) on 50 older Chinese women (age range: 58\u201390\u00a0years, <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic>: 8.5\u00a0years) were investigated. The participants observed a healthy money plant in a planter for 5\u00a0min; the lack of presence of a plant was used as a control. Physiological measurements were assessed using electroencephalography, and the STAI was used as a psychological assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After a 5\u2010min observation of a money plant as compared with the control condition, systolic blood pressure significantly decreased, variations in both high alpha and high beta brainwaves were found, and psychological measurements revealed lower anxiety scores.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings indicate that viewing a money plant for 5\u00a0min may enhance both psychological and physiological relaxation in older adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.1359","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,15]],"date-time":"2019-07-15T11:40:54Z","timestamp":1563190854000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Psychological and physiological effects of viewing a money plant by older adults"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Hassan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6466-2618","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chen","family":"Qibing","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liu","family":"Yinggao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Forestry Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiang","family":"Tao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Forestry Guizhou University Guizhou China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guo","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mingyan","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Nian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lv","family":"Bing\u2010Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Landscape Architecture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"9","key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","first-page":"70","article-title":"A method for structure analysis of EEG data","volume":"9","author":"Ajiro T.","year":"2009","journal-title":"International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ics.12096"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1057\/9781137034298_7"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.21273\/HORTTECH.13.1.0081"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijpsycho.2012.07.002"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0301-0511(95)05167-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-017-0588-z"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/002214650905000103"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","volume-title":"The measurement of drivers' mental workload","author":"De Waard D.","year":"1996"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0016-3287(99)00003-8"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","first-page":"360","article-title":"A comparison of heart rate, eye activity, EEG and subjective measures of pilot mental workload during flight","volume":"69","author":"Hankins T. 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