재배중심 원예치료가 감정표현불능증 정도에 따른 만성정신분열병 환자들의 대인관계변화와 자존감 및 기분에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Horticulture Therapy Program Focusing on Cultivation about the Personal Relationship, Self-Esteem, and Mood of Chronic Schizophrenic Patients According to Alexithymia Levels

The objective of this study was to feasibility search about horticultural therapy program focusing on cultivation with emotion promotion program for chronic schizophrenic patients according to alexithymia levels by analyzing effect on personal relationship, self-esteem and mood. This study was conducted once a week from March 26th, 2014 to June 11th, 2014 at health center in Haman for 10 chronic schizophrenic patients. Only heavy alexithymia group had significant decline about factor 1 (difficulty identifying feelings: F1) and factor 2 (difficulty describing feelings: F2) in TAS-20K after horticultural therapy program focusing on cultivation. And confidence, openness, and understanding scores in relationship respectively increased significant (1.4 score, 5 score, 5.4 score). In addition self-esteem increased significant score in heavy and none-heavy alexithymia group without reference to alexithymia. On the other hand, mood had not significant to both. This result showed a possibility of horticultural therapy program focusing on cultivation for chronic schizophrenic patients according to alexithymia levels as therapeutic tool.