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The Influence of Forest Experience Program on Physiological and Psychological States in Psychiatric Inpatients

산림체험 프로그램이 정신과 입원환자의 심리·생리 상태에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2014.01.20
  • Accepted : 2014.11.24
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

In modern society, we are disconnected from nature and under a lots of stress. And this is cause of the various diseases. Also than in the past, People experiencing mental health problems and Psychiatric Inpatient rates appear to have increased. This study was performed to investigated the influence of forest experience program on Psychiatric Inpatients's mood and depressive state, stress responses. The subject of this study were 25 patients in the N Hospital in Naju, who were divided into an experimental group (n=12) and a control group (n=13), and experiment was conducted form 20 to March 29, 2013. Its effect was verified by utilizing the K-POMS-B and BDI, saliva. According to results of this study, there were improvements in their depressive state and degree of stress state. There was a meaningful difference(p<0.01). However, Cotrol group, these difference were not found.

현대사회에서 우리는 스트레스에 둘러싸여 자연과 단절된 삶을 살아가고 있으며 이는 여러 질환의 발병원인이 되고 있다. 또한 과거에 비하여 정신건강문제 경험자 수와 정신의료기관 입원환자의 수도 증가하였다. 이에 본 연구는 산림체험 프로그램이 정신과 입원환자의 기분상태와 우울 및 스트레스정도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 수행하였다. 나주시 N병원의 정신과에 입원 중인 실험군 12명과 대조군 13명을 대상으로 2013년 5월 20일부터 29일까지 5회에 걸쳐 산림체험 프로그램이 실시되었으며, 기분상태 검사지(K-POMS-B)와 Beck 우울검사지(BDI) 및 타액을 활용하여 그 효과를 검증하였다. 연구결과, 산림체험 프로그램에 참여한 환자의 경우 우울상태가 호전되고 스트레스가 감소되었으며, 스트레스 감소효과는 통계적으로 유의하였다(p<0.01).

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