This study was performed to analyze health problems in older adults in a comprehensive manner, including usual livinghabits, nutritional status, and society psychological factors. Research was conducted by a structured questionnaire byinterviews with a test group of 316 people over the age of 65 from April 2012 to August 2012. Elderly people’s dietary intakewas assessed using NSI (Nutrition Screening Initiative) by the 24-hour retrospective method, and elderly people’s feeling ofhelplessness and sense of belonging were assessed using the measuring device. Material analysis, descriptive statistics, andregression analysis were performed using SPSS. Elderly people with increased age showed higher chances of being in thehigh-risk and undernourished group. Elderly with high NSI showed low intake of fat, protein, fibrin, vitamin C, E, B1, B2,Niacin, K, Fe, Zn, and Cu than those with low NSI. Findings from this comparative analysis indicate that elderly with betternutritional status showed a lower feeling of helplessness than those with poor nutritional status. Overall, elderly peopleconsumed a b road variety of foods, and social emotional stability of elderly people increased at optimal dietary levels.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of horticultural therapy program introducing logotherapy to relieve senior citizens from loneliness and helplessness. 24 senior citizens registered in C Senior Welfare Center located in Chung-cheongbuk-do were selected to be subject of this study. 12 senior citizens were assigned to the experimental group and went through a horticultural therapy program, the other 12 senior citizens were assigned to the control group, and no specific program was applied. As a result, the experimental group which went through a horticultural therapy program shown a statistical significance in relieving their loneliness and helplessness, while the control group did not show any statistical significance. In this respect, this study concludes that horticultural therapy introducing logotherapy, can be useful for senior citizens to relieve their loneliness and helplessness.

본 연구는 압화를 이용하여 다양한 작품을 제작하는 원예치료 프로그램을 통해 여성 정신분열증 환자의 무력감 감소와 인간관계에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자, 전남 영광에 위치한 기독 신하정신병원 개방병동의 여성 정신분열증 환자 7명을 대상자로 선정하여 원예치료 프로그램을 6월 20일부터 12월 18일 까지 주 1회 실시하였다. 대상자 7명의 치료효과를 측정하기 위해 원예치료 프로그램 전과 후에 무력감과 인간관계 측정지를 이용하여 평가하였고, 프로그램 초반부와 후반부에 대상자들의 특성을 조사하였다. 대상자 7명 모두가 원예치료 프로그램을 실시한 후 무력감이 감소한 것으로 나타났고, 대상자 전체의 무력감 평균치는 프로그램 실시 전 28.14에서, 실시 후에는 22.43으로 낮아졌다. 인간관계는 대상자 7명 중에 5명이 원예치료 실시 전과 비교해 보았을 때 호전되었고, 전체 대상자의 인간관계 측정치의 평균도 프로그램 실시 전에는 63.50이었는데, 실시 후에는 69.67로 높아졌고 통계적으로도 유의한 것으로 나타났다.