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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2013.102.4.530

A Study on the Possibility of Malondialdehyde(MDA) as Indicator of Forest Therapy Effectiveness  

Jeong, Mi-Ae (Division of Forest Welfare, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Park, Sujin (Division of Forest Welfare, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Park, Chan-Woo (Division of Forest Welfare, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee, Jeong-Hee (Division of Forest Welfare, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kwon, Jino (Division of forest, water and soil conservation, Korea Forest Research Institute)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.102, no.4, 2013 , pp. 530-536 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze and compare results from psychological relaxations by using profile of mood state (POMS) and Malondialdehyde (MDA) level as a scale of oxidative damage before and after walking in the forest and on the street. 29 participations (15 men and 14 women) walked in the forest and on the street for 30 minutes of each for two days. The participations filled a questionnaire for POMS and conducted an heart rate variability test, oxidative damage test (MDA as biological marker through a urine test) before and after walking. To compare the psychological states after walking in the two difference places, walking in the forest showed statistically more meaningful results in the section of tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confuse and total mood disturbance (p<0.01) than walking on the street. According to the MDA results, a concentration of MDA showed significant increase after walking on the street (p=0.014). On the contrary to this, a concentration of MDA tended to decrease after walking in the forest (p=0.076). The study showed that the psychological states were more stable and oxidative damages were more decreasing after walking in the forest than walking on the street. In the conclusion, MDA would be biological indicator for assessing the effect of alleviation on the oxidative stress after walking in the forest.
Keywords
forest therapy; oxidative stress; profile of mood states; malondialdehyde; physiological indicator;
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