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KMID : 0897520160210010001
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2016 Volume.21 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.8
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Effects of Gardening Activities on the Psychological Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia in a Community Setting
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Kim Joo-Sung
Cha Jae-Un
Koh Bu-Seong
Choi Kyeong-Sook
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of the present study was to determine whether gardening activities would have a positive effect on the psychological well-being of patients with chronic schizophrenia living in a community setting.
Methods : This study was a retrospective analysis of the records of a community mental health center and included 25 patients with chronic schizophrenia who participated in a gardening activities program. Each subject engaged in gardening activities 30 times over the course of 6 months, from June 2013 to November 2013. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
(RSES), Concise Measure of Subjective Well-being (COMOSWB), Dysfunctional Impulsivity Scale (DIS), Scale for
Suicidal Ideation-Beck (SSI), and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scales were conducted at the beginning and
end of the gardening activities program.
Results : Paired t-tests revealed that 6 months of gardening activities resulted in significant improvements in self-esteem (p< 0.01) and happiness (p=0.02), and significantly reduced impulsivity (p=0.02) and suicidal thinking (p<0.01). There was
not a significant change in the GAF score.
Conclusion : In the present study, gardening activity improved self-esteem and happiness and reduced impulsivity and suicidal thinking, having a positive effect on well-being in patients with chronic schizophrenia living in a community setting.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic schizophrenia, Well-being, Gardening, Community
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