Horticultural Therapy Types for Outdoor Rehabilitation Landscapes in Urban Comprehensive Hospitals: A Study Based on Patient Preferences and Needs
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As the healthcare system undergoes continuous optimization, comprehensive hospitals aim to transition from traditional medical models to more comfortable and effective alternatives. Horticultural therapy, an emerging auxiliary treatment method, offers benefits such as safety, comfort, economy, and effectiveness. However, research on horticultural therapy is mostly in preliminary stages, limited to theoretical and experimental phases, and not formally implemented in medical institutions globally. This study focuses on enhancing universality in comprehensive hospitals, integrating existing research on horticultural therapy, rehabilitation landscape, and related theoretical hypotheses. It addresses patient preferences and needs for various horticultural therapy types. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach involving field research and personal questionnaire interviews, the study explores the design adaptability of outdoor rehabilitation landscapes for horticultural therapy in urban comprehensive hospitals. Four comprehensive hospitals and five tertiary A-level hospitals in Chengde City, Hebei Province, China, underwent field research, with 359 respondents surveyed. Data analysis utilized SPSS 23.0 and Excel software tools. The study examines the relationship between patients' willingness to participate in horticultural therapy and specific therapy forms. Preferences in comprehensive hospitals rank as follows in correlation with overall participation willingness: sensory horticultural therapy, interactive horticultural therapy, and creative horticultural therapy. This research offers valuable insights for implementing horticultural therapy in comprehensive hospitals, fostering the development of therapeutic landscapes in healthcare facilities.
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