高齡失智症日間照護中心之園藝治療設施設計研究

Facility Design Study of Old Age Dementia Day Care Center Horticultural Therapy

園藝治療是延緩高齡失智症的一種治療課程方式。本研究針對園藝治療師對高齡失智症患者實施課程中的園藝治療設施進行調查研究。研究方法採用專家訪談法與觀察法，研究對象為日間照護中心實施園藝治療的園藝師與社工。資料分析的方式則以紮根理論進行，結果歸納出園藝治療設施需求的主要類別有五項：(1) 降低課程實施成本，(2) 增加參與課程的動機，(3)老化的身體方便使用，(4) 增強身體機能，(5) 植物持續照顧。

Horticultural therapy is a therapy to postpone dementia for the elderly. This study aims at facilities needed while conducting horticultural therapy on the elderly. 'Interviewing experts in this field' and 'observation' are the two methods used in the study; horticultural therapists and social workers working for day care centers are targeted. Data are analyzed on the basis of theories, and conclusions are made that five points are essential for the preparation of the facilities: (1) cutting cost, (2) increasing motivation to participate in the therapy, (3) convenient for the elderly to use, (4) building up physical strength, and (5) keeping plants alive.