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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2015.43.3.043

An Analysis of the Healing Effects of Forest Therapy and Horticultural Therapy  

Park, Sun-A (Division of Architecture, Civil & Landscape, Jeonbuk Science College)
Jeong, Moon-Sun (Dept. of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Cheongju University)
Lee, Myungwoo (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.43, no.3, 2015 , pp. 43-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
Stresses from desolate urban environments cause illnesses and worsen health conditions of urban residents, while natural environments have a positive influence on human. Natural healing programs such as forest therapy and horticultural therapy can be differentiated by the characteristic of activity space. However, previous studies of healing programs have focused on either forest therapy or horticulture therapy and there is a limit to comprehending the effects of adopting and connecting various healing programs. This study compares and analyzes the physiological and psychological effects of forest therapy and horticultural therapy to identify the effects and differences by types of healing programs. The before and after effects of horticultural therapy and forest therapy are measured by experiment and survey for 5 days with 5 subjects in each program. For physiological reaction, blood pressure, pulse, and cortisol levels are measured and the profile of moods states(POMS) is used to measure psychological reaction. Collected data are analyzed with the analysis of variance(ANOVA) and Paired-Sample T-test in SPSS 18.0. The results of this study are as follows: 1) forest therapy and horticultural therapy show positive effects in physiological and physiological aspects, 2) forest therapy is more effective than horticultural therapy in physiological relaxation and stress mitigation, 3) horticultural therapy has a tendency to alleviate depression more effectively than forest therapy. In conclusion, this study contributes to providing fundamental information for the development of healing programs and design guidelines for healing spaces through identifying the characteristics of each healing program.
Keywords
Physiological Reaction; Psychological Reaction; Stress; Alleviate Depression;
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