This study was conducted to study the effect of horticultural therapy on the self-esteem of geriatric patients. This study was divided into two experiment. The first experiment is the effect of horticultural therapy on self-esteem depression and of the long term in geriatric patients. The subject participated in this program were 15 geriatric patients attending to Bando hospital located in Jinju. They took part in 20 horticultural therapy programs by twice a week. To investigate the effect of horticultural therapy on self-esteem scale, GDS(Geriatric depression scale), MBI(Modified barthel index), EHA(Evaluation of horticultural activity). Horticultural terapy self-esteem enhanced MBI, EHA increased and the GDS decreased gradually.
The second experiment is the effect of horticultural therapy doing together with music therapy on the changes of depression and self-esteem in geriatric patients. The subjects participated in this program were 20 geriatric patients attending to Bando hospital located in Jinju. The treatments were applied on four group, group A : horticultural therapy doing together with music therapy, group B : horticultural therapy, group C : music therapy, group D : non-treatment. They took part in 20 horticultural therapy programs by twice a week and music therapy programs one time per a week. To investigate the effect of horticultural therapy on Self-esteem scale, GDS, EHA. According to the results, treatments was effectiness on group A, B and C in self-esteem scale, GDS and EHA, but not on group D.

ABSTRACT
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  Ⅱ. 재료 및 방법
  Ⅲ. 결과 및 고찰
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• 정선희(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원)) | Seon Hee Jeong
• 허무룡(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원)) | Moo Ryong Huh 교신저자
• 이병호(경상대학교 평생교육원) | Byeong Ho Lee
• 박중춘(경상대학교 응용생명과학부(경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원)) | Joong Choon Park