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Qualitative Case Study on the Experiences of Care Givers with Dementia Patients after using the Care Farm Program

치매환자의 치유농장 프로그램 이용 후 환자보호자의 경험에 대한 질적 사례연구

  • 홍보균 (경북과학대학교 작업치료과) ;
  • 정민예 (연세대학교 작업치료학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.19
  • Accepted : 2022.11.01
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

In this study, we conducted a care farm program that is currently being operated as a pilot in a care farm in Korea, interviewed the experiences and feelings of dementia patients who experienced this as a patient care-giver, and confirmed the strengths and weaknesses of the care farm program. Accordingly, we investigated the points for improvement and the characteristics of the program in the care farm program and operation. In particular, opinions are gathered on the use of a care farm in the early stages of dementia, accessibility issues from residence to the care farm, continuity of various programs and programs, and development of seasonal content. In order to develop a program related to care agriculture for dementia patients by using healing agriculture in future care farms, it is necessary to consider factors such as use problems, accessibility, diversity, continuity, and seasonality of early dementia patients.

우리는 본 연구에서 현재 우리나라 치유농장에서 시범적으로 운영되고 있는 치유농업 프로그램을 시행하고 이를 경험한 치매 대상자의 환자보호자로서의 경험과 느낌을 인터뷰하고 치유농업 프로그램의 장점 및 단점을 확인 하였다. 이에 우리는 치유농장 프로그램 및 운영에 있어서 개선점과 프로그램의 특징 등에 대해서 알아 보았다. 특히, 치매 초기 단계의 치유농장 이용, 거주지에서 치유농장으로 이동하는 접근성문제, 다양한 프로그램과 프로그램의 연속성, 그리고 계절에 맞는 콘텐츠 개발에 의견을 모으고 있다. 앞으로의 치유농장에서 치유농업을 활용하여 치매환자에게 치유농업 관련 프로그램을 개발하기 위해 초기 치매 환자의 이용문제, 접근성, 다양성, 연속성, 계절성 등의 요소를 고려해야 할 것으로 보여진다.

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