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A Study On The Horticultural Therapy Intervention In Social Interaction Of Urban Elderly Living Alone

Posted on:2021-01-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2427330623976655Subject:Social Work
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With the development of economy and technology,the life expectancy of China's population has been significantly extended.Which brought a serious population aging problem.According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics,at the end of 2019,the number of elderly people aged 60 years or over numbered 253 million in China,accounting for 18.1% of the country's total population.Due to the influence of family planning policy and changes in family structure,family pensions cannot fully meet the needs of the elderly which makes the pensions problem becomes more prominent.In addition,affected by factors such as divorce and widowed,more and more elderly people live alone in society.Compared with other elderly people,their living conditions are worse since the lack of companionship and care from their family.they feel lonely,depressed,also pessimistic,and have more prominent social problems.Considering the absence of family support,enhancing the social support via professional services is an effective way to improve their living conditions.This article selects the elderly living alone in the XHY community in Baoding as the service object.First,making home visits to elderly people living alone in the community,learning about the current social interaction status of elderly people living alone in cities,and develop intervention plans for existing problems.Secondly,considering the special factors such as the physical condition of the elderly living alone in the city,choose horticultural therapies that have less activity and can soothe the mind and body,help the elderly living alone to calm the mind and body in the process of gardening activities,increase the joy of life,promote social interaction,and feel The power of life enhances the sense of self-identity and value of the elderly living alone.Because the main reason for the social interaction problem of the elderly living alone is the lack of a suitable social communication platform,the group work method was used to select eight elderly living alone people in the community to form a horticultural group.In the group activities,professional skills were used to help the group members gradually eliminate each other.The sense of strangeness between them hasestablished a strong social support network,thereby effectively alleviating the loneliness and distress of the elderly living alone,and getting out of the social communication dilemma.Finally,the interview method and questionnaire method were used to evaluate the intervention effect of group work.After the intervention of working group,it was found that horticultural therapy can play a certain positive role in alleviating the social interaction problems of the urban elderly living alone.In terms of psychological cognition,horticultural therapy can alleviate the sadness of the elderly living alone,increase the joy of life,and stimulate the confidence and hope of the elderly living alone.In terms of social environment,a horticultural group can build a good social communication platform for the elderly living alone.By participating in group activities,the understanding between elderly people living alone has been increased,the distance between elderly people living alone has been shortened,and it has helped the elderly living alone to care for each other and enhance their social support.
Keywords/Search Tags:Elderly people living alone, Horticultural therapy, Social communication
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