園藝治療活動在國內已逐漸被接受與認同,本研究是以麥桿菊花藝裝飾活動導入園藝治療之理念,調查是否具園藝治療之成效,本研究對象為女性上班族,進行調查在(1)認知(2)社交及溝通(3)感受與期待(4)啟發方面在前測(實施前1週)、中測(進行花藝裝飾後立即調查)、後測(8個月後)之結果,試驗設計為受試者內設計,使用重複量數的統計分析,統計分析軟體為SPSS 13.0版,顯示在上述4方面;中測與前測均有顯著性差異,顯示本活動確有園藝治療之效果,而後測(8個月後)與中測差異均不顯著,顯示本活動在實施後的8個月,仍維持園藝治療之效果,在多種園藝治療活動中,本研究結果可推廣並提供作為具園藝治療效益之活動。
This research studied the horticulture therapy of strawflower arrangement by female worker. We found this activity had obvious improvement on (1) cognition of flower culture (2) social and communication (sharing, communication desire, participating) (3) emotion (interest, sense of rest, achievement. . .) (4) inspire (sense of unique, able to control, self-esteem, self confidence). The activity had significant effect between pretest and posttest. We found the activity had good effect of horticultural therapy of strawflower arramgement. We also found that there have no significant between posttest and after 8 months posttest. The effect of horiticulture therapy of strawflower arrangement still remained 8 months.