活力再現∼高齡者參與園藝治療之賦能現象

The Empowerment of the Elderly in the Horticultural Therapy

賦能對高齡者具有重要意義，而賦能現象可透過活動的參與而體現。本研究旨在探討高齡者參與園 藝治療過程中的賦能現象，針對居住於中部某一老人安養機構之高齡者10 名實施10 次園藝治療團 體活動，於活動過程中進行觀察記錄，以蒐集相關資料，並採取主題分析法進行分析。研究結果發 現：高齡者參與園藝治療之賦能現象包括有「個人意義感、自我掌控感、選擇決定感、知識獲取感、 技能習得感、相互合作感、效能體驗感、採取行動」等八項賦能現象。研究結論從高齡者參與園藝 治療之賦能現象，以及園藝治療團體對高齡者有所助益之視角，同時提供建議予後續研究及實務工 作者參考。

The purpose of this study was to analyze the phenomena of empowerment on elderly in the horticultural group therapy. There were ten inhabitants， who had lived in an elderly nursing home， were invited to participate in this horticultural therapy group. The research data were collected with observations of group members， and analyzed using the qualitative method of thematic analysis. The empowerment of the elderly was characterized by meaning， control， choice， knowledge， competence， cooperation， self-efficacy， and action. There were helpful values for the elderly and suggestions had been offered for researchers and practitioners in related fields based on the conclusion of this study.