Table 2 Themes and source documents

1

Connecting with what is valued

[11, 13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 43,44,45,46, 55]

 Connecting with something outside

[13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 43,44,45,46]

 Connecting with Self

[2, 7, 10, 13, 15, 28, 44]

 Connecting with others

[13, 28, 40, 41, 44,45,46]

 Connecting with nature

[11, 13, 27, 28, 41, 44, 46, 55]

 Connecting with the past, reminiscing and remembering

[13, 28, 40, 41, 45, 46]

 Losing connection

[40, 41, 46]

2

Being elsewhere, seeing and feeling differently

[11, 13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 43,44,45,46, 55]

 Gaining distance (break) from everyday strain

[27, 28, 40, 41, 44,45,46, 55]

 Contrasting the clinical experience

[13, 27, 28, 46, 55]

 Visual escape, a different way of being elsewhere

[11, 27, 28, 40, 46]

3

Exploration, inner and outer excursions

[13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 43,44,45,46, 55]

 Exploring the distant and extraordinary

[13, 27, 41, 44, 46, 55]

 Exploring future scenarios

[13, 28, 41, 46]

 Exploring new ideas, behaviors and activities

[13, 44,45,46]

 Exploring the caregiver’s role, caring for the garden

[40, 41, 43, 45, 46]

4

Home and safe

[13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 45, 46, 55]

 Domestic scale

[28, 40, 41, 45, 55]

 Caring and being cared for

[27, 28, 40, 41]

 Supportive infrastructure

[13, 27, 28, 45, 46]

5

Symbolism, understanding and communicating differently

[13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 46, 55]

 Using metaphors found in nature

[13, 27, 28, 41, 46, 55]

 Reflecting and mirroring inner and outer life

[13, 27, 28, 40, 41, 46, 55]

6

Benefitting from old and new physical activities

[13, 27, 40, 43,44,45,46]

 Enjoying new and old activities in nature

[27, 40, 43,44,45,46]

 Benefitting from being active in nature

[13, 28, 40, 43,44,45,46]

7

Enriching aesthetic experiences

[13, 27, 28, 43, 44, 46, 55]

 Stimulating sensory experiences

[27, 28, 44, 46]

 Aesthetic enrichment

[13, 27, 28, 43, 44, 55]