Son Hyo-Jung, Park Sin-Ae
Department of Bio and Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
Heliyon. 2025 Jan 30;11(4):e42389. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42389. eCollection 2025 Feb 28.
Developmental disabilities pose challenges for the entire family, making it crucial to enhance family resilience and promote a positive outlook for all members. This study aimed to investigate the impact of an agro-healing program based on horticultural activities using a family resilience framework among families with children with developmental disabilities in South Korea. A total of 15 participants, including children with developmental disabilities, from 6 families were recruited for the research. The program entailed conducting a 90-min agro-healing program based on horticultural activities for 8 weeks; a total of 8 sessions were delivered weekly. The Family Resilience Scale, Family Adaptability Scale, Korean Perceived Stress Scale, Social Skills Rating Scale, and Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire were utilized to evaluate the program's impact. The analysis of the agro-healing program's effects revealed that family resilience in families with children with developmental disabilities improved significantly. Additionally, the parents' stress levels decreased, and social skills of the children with developmental disabilities improved. The agro-healing program based on horticultural activities can serve as a social support measure to enhance psychological and social well-being and aid recovery in families with children with developmental disabilities.
发育障碍给整个家庭带来挑战，因此增强家庭复原力并促进所有家庭成员保持积极的心态至关重要。本研究旨在利用家庭复原力框架，调查一项基于园艺活动的农业康复计划对韩国发育障碍儿童家庭的影响。该研究共招募了来自6个家庭的15名参与者，包括发育障碍儿童。该计划包括开展为期8周、每次90分钟的基于园艺活动的农业康复计划；每周共进行8次课程。研究使用了家庭复原力量表、家庭适应量表、韩国感知压力量表、社会技能评定量表和满意度调查问卷来评估该计划的影响。对农业康复计划效果的分析表明，发育障碍儿童家庭的家庭复原力显著提高。此外，家长的压力水平降低，发育障碍儿童的社交技能得到改善。基于园艺活动的农业康复计划可作为一种社会支持措施，以增强发育障碍儿童家庭的心理和社会幸福感，并帮助其康复。
