Analysis of Trends in Horticultural Therapy for the Improvement of Mental Health among the Elderly
November 30, 2022 | Vol.8, No.11 | PP. 467-476 | PDF
AUTHORS:
Jae-Hwan Kwon, Department of Human Service Education, Kwangshin University, South Korea
Mi-Na Lee, Welfare Counseling Convergence Department, Kwangshin University, South Korea
KEYWORDS:
Mental Health for the Elderly, Horticultural Therapy, Physical Health, Emotional Health, Dementia Elderly
Abstract
This study conducted an analysis of trends in horticultural treatment for the improvement of mental health among the elderly. Furthermore, this focuses on elderly who use the day care center for the elderly to improve their mental health. The subjects of this study were 'horticultural therapy', 'mental health', 'elderly', 'dementia', 'rehabilitation', 'depression', and 'stress' search engines of the Korea Education and Research Information Service and National Assembly Electronic Library since 2013. There are 61 papers related to horticultural treatment for the past 10 years until 2022. This study examines whether horticultural treatment for the elderly can help the elderly to maintain their health, rehabilitate, and prevent geriatric diseases such as dementia by inducing physical, cognitive, and emotional effects on the elderly. wanted to report. In this study, through a new type of activity that grafted horticultural therapy into the daily life of the elderly, not only improved depression and self-esteem and helped emotional and psychological recovery, but also the elderly planted seeds, digs the ground, and pulled weeds for gardening activities. Physical and emotional activities indicate the need for rehabilitation and treatment.
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