Journal of Korean Society for People, Plants and Environment 2012;15(1):31-37.
Published online February 28, 2012.

노인들의 절화 종류 및 화색에 대한 선호도

우국례(Kuk Rye Woo), 유용권(Yong Kweon Yoo)

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the degree of preference on cut flower types and color in old adults. In survey about flower preference, the old adults over 81.5% answered to “very like” and “like”, especially 97.7% of demented old adults liked flowers. The most favorite flower was rose, followed by lily, carnation, sun flower, gypsophila, spray chrysanthemum, gladiolus, and gerbera. The old adults participated in this program preferred generally red flower color better than the others, then pink and yellow successively. But, demented old adults preferred the yellow than pink flower color. In preference of rose flower color, old adults liked red color best, next to yellow and orange in demented old adults, pink and orange in recuperating and cohabiting old adults, and orange and pink in solitary old adults preferred. All old adults liked red flower color in carnation. In preference of gerbera flower color, demented old adults liked red and yellow color, but recuperating, solitary, and cohabiting old adults preferred red and orange color. Demented and recuperating old adults liked white color of Lilium longiflorum and yellow color of asiatic lily, and solitary and cohabiting old adults preferred white color of Lilium longiflorum and pink color of oriental lily. All of the participants liked white and yellow color of spray chrysanthemum.

KeyWords: Cut flower types, Demented old adults, Rose, Solitary old adults