• 농촌계획
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to develop the strategy on activation of village by forest healing. Researcher conducted the questionnaire survey for forest healing village development to classify the mountain's characteristics by the three factors(linkage resource, program, facilities). In result, village characteristics were divided into two types: single element outstanding type(resource), complex element outstanding type(resource+program, resource+facilities). The development of forest healing village have to focused on the forest healing service recipient and mountain village characteristics. In conclusion, relationship between forest healing recipient and mountain characteristics was as follows: single type (resource) - public; complex type (resource+program) - chronic disease, social vulnerable people; complex type (resource+facilities) - severe disease. The detailed guideline for forest healing village needs to be established according to the mountain characteristics.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.735-747
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• 2023

This study was conducted to identify the appropriate space requirements for forest healing program for physical and mental health care of female cancer survivors in their 40s and 60s. From September to November 2023, 12 cancer survivors were surveyed at Chungnam National University Forest and Daejeon Healing Forest. One Forest Therapy instructor and two researchers conducted a forest healing program once a week for eight sessions of two hours each, Perceptions and satisfaction with the program and space were assessed using pre and post program questionnaires, and the effect of participation in the forest healing program on mood status was evaluated. The satisfaction survey results were supplemented by qualitative studies conducted through post-interviews. Result of the analysis showed that the satisfaction of the participants was very high (4.8/5.0). There was a notable increase in vigor and a decrease in total mood disturbance after participation in the program. Toilets and water facilities (11), tool boxes (9), pest control facilities (3), deck facilities (3), forest hut (3), electrical outlets (2), shade shelters (2), and shoe hairy (1) were proposed as required facilities for cancer survivors. This study demonstrated that the forest healing program is effective in reducing distress in female cancer survivors in their 40s and 60s and appropriate facility standards for the forest healing space are needed to increase the satisfaction of cancer survivors.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.693-702
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for developing effective forest healing programs for retirees by identifying their characteristics and preferences. A survey was conducted on demographic characteristics, overall perceptions of forest healing, and preferences for forest healing programs, targeting a total of 258 retirees visiting a natural recreation forest and a healing forest. The results of the survey suggested that the awareness of the forest treatment program and the hope of participating in it were both high, but the experience of participating in the program was low. Among the forest healing programs, the order of preference was "Breath in the forest", "Wind bathing and sunbathing", and "Feeling negative ions in the valley". Based on these results, it is expected that the forest healing program for retirees will be used as basic data for development of such programs in the future.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.290-301
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• 2022

Increasing life expectancy leads to a rise in the prevalence of aging-related mental diseases and a concomitant increase in the financial and societal pressures related to their prevention and management. This issue is attracting increasing attention from researchers. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether a healing program in a forest environment is effective for improving cognitive function, depression, anxiety, and stress in elderly people. A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The experimental group consisted of 18 males and females aged 60 to 80 years who participated in a forest healing program for seven days, while the comparison group comprised 10 people with similar demographics. For the process of data analysis, this study performed a cross-analysis to determine the homogeneity of the data and carried out the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a nonparametric statistical test, to verify the significance of each group. Participation in the forest healing program led to a significant improve-ment in cognitive function (p=0.030). The levels of depression decreased, but this result was not statistically significant. The levels of anxiety decreased significantly (p=0.004). The mean cortisol score, a measurement of stress, decreased, but it was not statistically significant. These findings confirmed the effectiveness of this program for improving certain mental conditions of elderly people, and affirmed that the use of long-term forest healing programs can be expected to alleviate national pressures created by aging societies.

• 한국산림휴양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

본 연구는 2015년 8월부터 2016년 4월까지 산림청이 조사한 국유치유의 숲에서 진행된 프로그램 활동내용을 분석하여 산림치유 프로그램의 질적 향상을 위한 방안을 모색하였다. 조사된 치유의 숲에서 진행된 프로그램 활동내용 DB자료 99개를 수집하여 활동내용을 확인하고, 조사 양식에 따라 대상자, 6대 요법(인자), 장소, 계절, 시간대, 운영시간, 다면평가에 따라 구분하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과 산림치유 프로그램 활동을 구성할 때 대상자는 대체로 일반적인 대상을 상대로 구성하며, 6대 요법 중 가장 많이 고려된 인자는 정신건강인자였다. 장소는 치유숲길을 가장 많이 활용하였으며, 계절은 봄 여름 가을, 시간대는 오전 오후 모두 가능한 활동이 대부분이었다. 또한, 1개 활동의 운영시간은 60분이, 다면평가에서는 동적인 활동이 프로그램 개발 시 가장 선호되었다. 개발된 산림치유 프로그램의 활동내용을 분석한 결과 산림치유 프로그램의 질적 향상을 위하여 산림치유 프로그램을 개발하는 산림치유지도사의 세분화된 전문성이 강화되어야 할 것이다. 그러나 질환별 산림치유 효과에 대한 연구가 먼저 선행되어야 입증된 연구를 바탕으로 전문성을 갖출 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국산림휴양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2018

본 연구는 도시숲을 활용한 주말 회기형 산림치유 프로그램이 가족 응집력과 가족관계 향상에 미치는 효과와 프로그램에 대한 부모의 만족도를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 2018년 4월부터 8월까지 인천대공원에서 진행되는 주말 산림치유 프로그램에 참가한 가족 21팀(65명)을 대상으로 하였고, 주1회 2시간씩 총 4회 8시간으로 가족 숲체험 활동과 산림치유요법을 활용한 프로그램을 새롭게 구성하여 실행하였다. 연구결과 주말 가족대상 산림치유 프로그램은 가족응집력 및 가족관계 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 주었으며, 부모의 만족도 분석 결과 대부분의 항목에서 높은 만족도를 보였다. 따라서 산림치유활동은 가족의 응집력 및 가족관계를 개선함으로써 가족의 결속이나 정서적 유대와 같은 기능이 중요하게 인식되는 현대사회에 효과적인 치유활동으로 적합하다는 결론을 도출하였다. 추후 연구에서는 다양한 형태의 가족을 대상으로 확대 시행하며, 가족의 요구를 반영한 다양하고 흥미로운 가족체험 산림치유 프로그램 개발이 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of forest healing therapy by analyzing researches on forest healing therapy applied to Korean adults and to confirm that forest healing therapy can be used as a therapeutic intervention program for elderly nursing or rehabilitation nursing. Methods: We searched 972 research papers on forest therapy applied to Korean adults. We reviewed appropriate 25 research papers with experimental design among them in the final analysis. Results: Forest healing therapy had physiological and psychosocial effects. First of all, it showed physiological effects to reduce stress index such as heart rate variation. Forest therapy also improved melatonin level in blood of middle-aged women with menopause and increased alpha wave in electroencephalogram and decreased lipid level and superoxide dismutase in blood. Second, forest healing therapy showed psychosocial effects to reduce depression and to improve mental health. But the effects appeared differently depending on the implementing type, period of forest healing therapy, and the professionalism of therapists. Therefore, if forest healing therapy would be applied to nursing, it should be based on its key principle, in other words, its principle of action-interaction-response of forest healing therapy. Conclusion: The results of this study could be used to develop a forest healing program as an intervention of nursing.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.683-694
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• 2020

Background and objective: Cancer is the number one cause of death in Korea, and it affects any part of the body regardless of gender and age. Forest healing is a treatment that maximizes the effect of treatment and improves the quality of life. This study aims to provide basic data for the development and implementation of differentiated forest healing programs for cancer patients based on the survey on their interest and needs for the programs. Methods: The subjects were those diagnosed with cancer from October 2018 to April 2019, and this study used 144 copies of the questionnaire retrieved. The sample size of this study (n = 144) was the appropriate size required by G-Power, and the collected responses were analyzed using SPSS 25.0. Results: In the frequency analysis on the interest in forest healing, 79.2% of the subjects had no experience participating in forest healing, but 87% were aware of it, and 82.6% showed the intention to participate in forest healing programs. This indicates that even though not many of them have experience participating in forest healing, they showed high interest and needs for participation. They preferred to participate in spring (29.9%) and fall (27.8%), in programs carried out for 1.5-2 hours in the morning on weekdays. Conclusion: This study has implications for the analysis on forest healing needs of cancer patients, and it is necessary to plan, develop, and implement differentiated forest healing programs that meet the needs of the cancer patients depending on their characteristics. There is also a need to plan forest healing program that can promote both psychological stability and physical health of cancer patients and verify and evaluate their effects based on specialized training of forest healing instructors.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.595-605
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• 2017

본 연구는 숲이 가지고 있는 산림치유인자들과 요인들을 활용하여 방과후 산림치유프로그램 활동이 유아의 친사회적 행동과 자아효능감에 어떠한 효과가 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 실험대상은 청주시 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$동에 위치한 유아교육기관으로 산림치유프로그램 활동을 실시하는 실험집단과 산림치유프로그램 활동을 하지 않고 유아교육기관에서 운영하는 프로그램에만 참여하는 비교집단 만3세~5세 유아 남녀 각각 20명으로 하였다. 실험기간은 2017년 4월 10일부터 2017년 7월10일까지 매주 1회씩 12회로 1시간(60분)씩 실시하였다. 산림치유프로그램 활동 실시 전후에 유아를 대상으로 친사회적 행동과 자아효능감 검사를 실시하고 그 자료는 SPSS 18.0 프로그램으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 긍정적인 행동을 수행할 수 있는 친사회적 행동과, 자신감을 나타내는 자아효능감은 통계적으로 유의미하게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 산림치유프로그램 활동을 실시한 유아들은, 자연과 더불어 또래들과 함께 지내며 긍정적인 생각을 하여 자신감이 향상되었다. 또한 생태지식뿐만 아니라 상대에 대한 배려와 협동심이 증가하였다. 친사회성의 하위요인인 개인정서조절능력과 대인관계형성능력, 유아교육기관 적응능력, 자아효능감의 하위요인인 신체적 효능감이 크게 향상되어 친사회적행동과 자아효능감에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.575-589
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• 2018

This study analyzed the changes in Electroencephalogram(EEG) and Electrocardiogram(ECG) depending on the healing environment in order to find a way to improve the forest healing program based on the healing environment in response to the demand for qualitative improvement of the program since the program is a charged service. This study selected eight sites running forest healing programs at four national healing forests (i.e., Saneum, Cheongtaesan, Daegwanryeng, and Jangseong) - two routes per national healing forest - considering forest environments. This study chose NUMBER standard sampling plots ($20{\times}20m$) and measured three atmospheric environment items, seven physical environment items, two soil environment items, and eight vegetation environment items including forest sound and anion at each plot to evaluate physiological changes in it. EEG and ECG, which have been widely used in forest healing evaluation, were utilized as criteria. Seventy three subjects were selected with taking the age, drug, caffeine, smoking, and the time of last meal into consideration. As a result, EEG changes were correlated with three atmospheric environment items, six physical environment items, one soil environment item, and two vegetation environment items. ECG changes were significantly correlated with two atmospheric environment items, six physical environment items, two soil environment items, and two vegetation environment items (p<.05). It is expected that 11 environmental factors such as temperature, density, and altitude affecting EEG (e.g., alpha balance and gamma balance) and ECG (e.g., HRV mean) could be used as effective tools in developing more differentiated programs for improving healing effects.