The Effect of 12 - Week Forest Walking on Functional Fitness, Self - Efficacy, and Stress in the Middle - Aged Women

Choi, Jong-Hwan; 김현주,; Shin, Chang-Seob; Yeon, Poung sik; 이재순,

doi:10.34272/forest.2016.20.3.003

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“…Aroma therapies utilizing phytoncide positively affect stress, emotional states and sleeping in daily life by stimulating the sense of smell (Choi et al, 2016). Seeing the landscape of forests reduces negative emotional states such as stress, tension and depression increases vitality (Kim et al, 2013).…”

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The Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on the Self-Esteem and Resilience of Juveniles Under Protective Detention

Kim

Shin

Jeon

2020

J. People Plants Environ

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Background and objective: Juvenile crimes tend to intensify and become habitual in South Korea and juvenile delinquencies must be corrected during adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a forest therapy program on the self-esteem and resilience of juveniles under protective detention. Methods: We designed the forest therapy program titled "A Dreamy Child, One More Forest!" for one night and two days and a total of 122 juveniles under protective detention participated in the program. Self-esteem scale (SES) and resilience scale for adolescents (RSA) were used and the collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis and T-test. Results: Most of the participants were male (96.7%), and the number of those aged 17 years was highest (35, 28.7%). The number of those enrolled in middle and high school was 69 (56.0%) and that of those who dropped out was 39 (31.9%). Their self-esteem significantly increased from 3.102 before participation to 3.636 (p < .001) after participation in the forest therapy program. Resilience also increased remarkably from 2.950 before participation to 3.829 (p < .001) after participation, showing positive changes after participation in both cases. Conclusion: The results indicated the forest therapy program could enhance the self-esteem of juveniles under protective detention, provide them with an opportunity for developing their inner positive power and reinforcomg resilience, helping them return to society in a healthy state. Further research needs to be conducted on how the effects over the program period will differ from one another and how long the positive effects will last.

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The Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on the Self-Esteem and Resilience of Juveniles Under Protective Detention

Kim

Shin

Jeon

2020

J. People Plants Environ

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“…We finally included five RCTs [ 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ] and 15 quasi-experiments [ 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 ] in the qualitative analysis and meta-analysis.…”

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“…Moreover, there are three studies (15.0%) on patients with mental illness. The sample size ranged from 20 [ 61 ] to 240 [ 71 ], and in almost all the studies, the sample size was from 51 to 100.…”

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“…Next, three studies [ 54 , 64 , 65 ] used Profile of Mood States, and two studies used Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRDS) [ 57 , 70 ], Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) [ 59 , 71 ], and Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDSSF) [ 55 , 68 ], respectively. Other scales used to measure depression were the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) [ 70 ], Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [ 65 ], Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [ 72 ], Korean Depression Scale (KDS) [ 63 ], Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) [ 66 ], and Stress Response Inventory (SRI) [ 61 ].…”

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“…We assessed overall ROBs as high for nine quasi-experimental studies [ 63 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 72 , 73 ] and moderate for six studies [ 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 70 ] due to the blinding of outcome assessors and potential sources of knowledge of the intervention received in bias arising from the measurement of outcomes. However, by item, it was judged that the risk of bias was all low ROB for baseline confounding, selection of participants, classification of intervention, deviation from intended interventions, missing data, and selection of reported results.…”

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Effect of Forest Therapy on Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yeon

Jeon

Jung

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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the effects of forest therapy on depression and anxiety using data obtained from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies. We searched SCOPUS, PubMed, MEDLINE(EBSCO), Web of science, Embase, Korean Studies Information Service System, Research Information Sharing Service, and DBpia to identify relevant studies published from January 1990 to December 2020 and identified 20 relevant studies for the synthesis. The methodological quality of eligible primary studies was assessed by ROB 2.0 and ROBINS-I. Most primary studies were conducted in the Republic of Korea except for one study in Poland. Overall, forest therapy significantly improved depression (Hedges’s g = 1.133; 95% confidence interval (CI): −1.491 to −0.775) and anxiety (Hedges’s g = 1.715; 95% CI: −2.519 to −0.912). The quality assessment resulted in five RCTs that raised potential concerns in three and high risk in two. Fifteen quasi-experimental studies raised high for nine quasi-experimental studies and moderate for six studies. In conclusion, forest therapy is preventive management and non-pharmacologic treatment to improve depression and anxiety. However, the included studies lacked methodological rigor and required more comprehensive geographic application. Future research needs to determine optimal forest characteristics and systematic activities that can maximize the improvement of depression and anxiety.

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Effects of Korean forest healing programs on stress in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kim

Choi

2021

Forest Science and Technology

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The Effect of 12 - Week Forest Walking on Functional Fitness, Self - Efficacy, and Stress in the Middle - Aged Women

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

The Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on the Self-Esteem and Resilience of Juveniles Under Protective Detention

The Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on the Self-Esteem and Resilience of Juveniles Under Protective Detention

Effect of Forest Therapy on Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effects of Korean forest healing programs on stress in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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