Abstract

This study Based on the themes and stories of terminal cancer patients, was able to observe various emotional expressions of 120 terminal cancer patients (60 men and 60 women) through recall and sensory stimulation horticultural therapy once a week for 10 to 15 minutes, one to one at D city D hospital from July 12, 2017 to December 27, 2019. As emotional expression, the ratio of positive and negative emotions was investigated. The ratio of pleasure (32.5%) and fun (28.3%) was high in static emotion. In emotional expression by horticultural material, the rate of using cut flower (30.0%) in static emotional pleasure, using differentiation (27.5%), and using processification (40.0%) was shown. The feeling of helplessness in the expression of negative emotions was 26.7% for both males and females, and it is thought that horticultural therapy may be a vital force for the boredom that comes from living in a hospital and fighting a disease. It is insufficient to generalize as it was conducted in one hospice hospital. It is thought that various attempts to change emotions and physiology are needed based on the current emotional response. Based on the fact that both men and women had a lot of helplessness in negative emotions, it is thought that it will be helpful for a more lively and happy life if we study how the activity of sympathetic nervous system works on vitality. In this study, the ratio of static emotional expression was high, so it is expected to be used as basic data on how the expression of static emotion works on the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system.

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