Journal of Naturopathy (한국자연치유학회지)

Koean Soceity for Naturopathy (한국자연치유학회)
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Effects of Heart Rate Variability after Visiting the Gotjawal Forest in Jeju

제주 곶자왈숲 삼림욕 후에 심박동변이에 미친 영향

  • Sin, Bangsik (Dept. of Naturopathy, Dongbang Culture Graduate University) ;
  • Lee, Hyung H. (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Keun Kwang (Dept. of Naturopathy, Dongbang Culture Graduate University)
  • 신방식 (동방문화대학원대학교 자연치유학과) ;
  • 이형환 (건국대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 이근광 (동방문화대학원대학교 자연치유학과)
  • Received : 2018.02.19
  • Accepted : 2018.03.07
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to statistically investigate the changes in mean differences of the vascular age types and index, heart beating, vessel elasticity, diastolic reserves contents measured by the fingertip plethysmogram before and after the subjects (49 people) visit the Gotjawal forest for two hours. While there is no significant change in the mean differences of vascular age types and index, heart beating, diastolic reserves contents in the control group before and after the visit, the differences in the test groups gets higher than the control group and shows a significant difference. Moreover, the variance analyses of the mean values of the contents shows a significant change after the visit. There is no significant change in the values of vessel elasticity changes between the groups after the visit, but the change of values is significant in the within group, and it is not significant between group by variance analysis. The differences of the heart beating was insignificant in the within group, but significant between group after the visit. In conclusion this study proves the effects of forest bathing, because the HRV index significantly improved after the bathing. Therefore the b-c-d-e/a ratio may be useful for evaluation of HRV.

제주 곶자왈 삼림욕 후 혈관연령타입, 혈관연령지수, 심박세기, 혈관탄성도, 심장의 잔혈량 및 평균맥박의 비율 변화를 조사하기 위하여 대조군은 14명과 실험군은 49명을 대상으로 손끝의 맥파 측정기로 측정하여 변화를 통계적으로 분석 연구하는 것이 목적이었다. 연구결과에서는 혈관연령타입, 혈관연령지수, 심박세기(b/a 비율), 심장의 잔혈량(d/a 비율), 평균맥박의 비율의 변화는 대조군은 사전·사후의 평균치 차이는 유의성이 없었으나, 실험군에서는 유의성이 있었으며(p<.011), 사후의 분산분석에서는 그룹 내 및 간에서도 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.011). 혈관탄성도(c/a 비율)변화는 대조군과 실험군은 사전 사후의 평균치 차이는 유의성이 없었으며, 사후의 평균 측정치의 분산분석에서는 그룹 내에서는 유의한 차이가 있었으나, 그룹 간에서는 유의성이 없었다. 평균맥박의 변화는 그룹 내에서는 유의성이 없었으나, 그룹 간에는 유의성이 있었다. 결론적으로 제주 곶자왈숲에서 2시간 이상의 삼림욕 후에는 심박동변이(HRV)가 유의성이 높게 나타나서 b/a, c/a, d/a, e/a 비율 변이가 HRV의 변화 측정에 유용한 도구라 생각하며, 삼림욕이 심혈관의 건강 유지에 우수한 자연요법이라 판단한다.

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