• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2014

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze health promotion programs utilizing forests by reviewing regional healthcare program plans in Korea. Methods: We analyzed 227 regional healthcare program plans from 2011 to 2014; seven health promotion programs of the 16 major healthcare programs were prescribed by public health law. Results: Our analysis revealed that only 35 health promotion programs from 29 sites were utilizing forests. Furthermore, of 21 known categories of health promotion programs, only nine incorporated the use of forests. Atopy-asthma healthcare programs were the most common forest health promotion programs, which also included specialized disease management programs (e.g., for atopy prevention and healing, patients with metabolic syndrome or cancer) and specialized mental health management programs (e.g., for addiction or dementia prevention). Others included programs on the development of forest roads or industrial development using forest products. Conclusion: Health programs using forests in Korea are still very limited and primarily comprise atopy-asthma prevention/management, health behavioral change, and mental health programs. This study provided useful information for developing health policies and forest health promotion programs further in Korea.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2015

Objectives The purpose of this study is to understand the research trend of reports on forest therapy so far and analyze the Korean medicine therapy being applied in forest therapy programs. Methods We ran a keyword search on domestic databases with the following keyword 'forest therapy, forest healing, forest treatment, recreational forest, forest bath, forest experience'. The search took place in December 2014 and there was no limit to search time. A total of 334 forest therapy articles have been selected. Results The number of research on forest therapy continued to rise from 1985, with 334 articles being published from 84 journals. When those 188 articles were sorted by their contents and methods, except 146 articles of survey on simple satisfaction, recognition and visting, 94 were clinical studies, 79 were literature studies, 15 were experimental studies. Of the 94 clinical researches, there were 52 CCTs (Controled Clinical Trials), 39 ODs (efficacy studies with either a controlled or an Other than controlled Design) and 3 RCTs (Randomized Clinical Trials). Among the clinical researches, there were a total of 21 studies that used Korean Medicine programs, and meditation was the most popular, being used in 18 studies. Herbal food and tea therapy and Qigong were used in 3 studies each, and Korean medicine music programs were used in 2 studies. Conclusions A systematic and standardized Korean medicine forest therapy program must be developed, and based on the program, more research treating diseases should be conducted.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.260-268
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• 2021

This study was conducted to grasp users' preferences and behavior of forest paths and to provide basic data for forest path construction in the future. Among forest path users, males and females over 20 years old were surveyed on forest path preferences, motives for visiting, using time and distance, companions, and sources for obtaining information on forest paths. A total of 587 people participated in the questionnaire, and cross-analysis was conducted simultaneously using the SPSS statistical program. In analyzing the preference of forest paths, it was found that male and the general public preferred trekking path for activities while female and foresters preferred forest path for relaxation and healing (p<0.05). As for the motives for visiting forest paths, the response that they visited for a walk/rest was the highest in gender, occupation, and age group. As for the number of annual visits, less than 5 was the highest in overall, and foresters tended to visit forest path more often than the general public, and the number of visits to the forest paths increased with age (p<0.01). The most common route to acquire information about forest paths is the Internet, while the Internet use is relatively low in those over 60s (p<0.05). The response ratio of accompanying their family in visiting forest paths were the highest, while the response in their 20s and 60s was the most in accompanying their friends (p<0.05).

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.72-84
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 난임 여성을 위한 산림치유 프로그램 개발의 기초자료를 제공하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 탐색적 연구로 난임 여성의 정서적 특성과 정서적 특성에 따른 산림치유 요구도가 무엇인지 밝혀내어 산림치유 프로그램 개발과 운영을 위한 기초 자료를 제공할 것이다. 본 연구는 서울 소재 난임 전문병원에 내왕하는 난임 여성 200명을 대상으로 난임 여성의 정서적 특성과 산림치유 프로그램 요구도에 대한 33항목을 설문한 조사연구이다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 난임여성의 정서적 특성과 산림치유 프로그램에 대한 요구 사이의 상관관계와 중요도를 파악하고자 빈도분석과 교차분석, 일원분산분석을 진행하였다. 난임 여성들의 정서적 특성은 임신에 대한 압박감, 불안 및 두려움, 우울, 절망감, 무기력, 외로움, 슬픔, 수치심 및 죄책감, 조급함과 답답함, 분노 및 과민함 등으로 나타났다. 난임 여성의 임신에 대한 압박감, 우울, 절망감, 무기력, 외로움, 슬픔과 분노와 과민함, 불안 및 두려움이 높게 나타났다. 난임 여성의 정서적 특성에 따른 산림치유 프로그램 요구도 차이를 알 수 있었다. 임신에 대한 압박감과 수치심 및 죄책감에 따라서 난임 부부 산림치유 프로그램의 운영 형태가 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 불안과 두려움에 따라서 프로그램 참여 경험이 유의한 차이가 나타났고, 우울, 절망감, 무기력, 외로움, 슬픔에 따라서는 산림치유 프로그램에 참여하지 못하는 이유에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 조급함과 답답함에 따라서는 희망하는 산림치유 프로그램 동반 참여자에 대해 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 분노와 과민함에 따라서 산림치유 프로그램 참여경험 및 난임 여성을 위한 산림치유 프로그램을 통한 자조모임의 효과에 대해 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 분석 결과가 난임 여성의 심신건강 증진을 위한 산림치유 프로그램을 개발하는 데 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

• 농촌계획
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2022

A Care farm is known to have positive effects on various people in psychological, physical, and social aspects. However, care farm services for the disabled, transportation disadvantaged, and socially disadvantaged are limited. This study conducted a demand survey in order to provide basic data for development of the Agro-Healing Virtual Reality Therapy(AVRT) system. The respondents were the ordinary person(n=127) and the disabled person(n=72), and the survey items consisted of 4 categories and 20 items, including intention to use AVRT, requirements for use, factors to be considered when developing the system, and content and program preferences. The intention to use a AVRT was found to be at a high level of 80% or more by respondent characteristics. In addition, similar results were shown in all items such as virtual reality experience, willingness to use, appropriate use time, and willingness to pay by respondent characteristics, and correlation by item was determined through correlation analysis. As for the conditions of use, both sides preferred rural types and were found to have the purpose of healing. However, there were concerns about dizziness in common between system use, and in the case of the disabled person, there were difficulties in purchasing expensive equipment. In the development of the AVRT system, the part of sensory priority, important technology level, and color preference were evaluated, and the preference of content and programs to be developed in the system was identified. Fruit, vegetables, flowers, and animals preferred mandarin, tomato, tulips, and dogs first, horticultural healing preferred harvest management for the ordinary person, plant cultivation for the disabled person, and forest healing and animal education preferred walking and dog-related programs. However, agricultural work was found to be a program with high preference for making processed foods for the ordinary person and creating an animal breeding environment for the disabled person. The result of this study is expected to provide reference data that can be suggested for the development of Agro-healing Virtual Reality Therapy system.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2019

최근 웰니스 문화 및 치유관광에 대한 사회적 수요가 증대되고 있는 가운데 문헌조사 및 사례연구를 통해 치유관광 목적지로서 강원도의 치유관광 여건을 검토하고, 강원도형 치유관광의 발전 과제 및 웰니스 관점의 상품화 방안을 고찰하였다. 조사 결과, 강원 영동권은 자연적 자원을 기반으로 한 우수한 치유기반 여건을 지니고 있는 것으로 파악되었으나, 지자체 간에 치유관광사업의 개발 컨텐츠나 사업 아이템이 중복되거나 계획단계에 머무르고 있어 중복투자를 방지하고 서로 연계하여 시너지 효과를 창출할 수 있도록 유기적인 협력이 요구되는 것으로 조사되었다. 주 사례지로 검토한 고성군의 경우, 실버치유관광으로서의 잠재력이 높은 것으로 분석되었으며, 지역의 특화된 자원과 연계한 테라피 프로그램을 중심으로 치유관광 대상별 웰니스 상품화 전략을 모색하고 강원 영동권의 지역별 강점을 효과적으로 연계 특화시켜 나간다면 실버 및 건강지향형 관광객을 타겟으로 하는 웰니스 관광상품 개발 운영의 지역적 성공 사례로 자리매김 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Perspectives in Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2014

Purpose: In recent years, many attempts have been made to examine the effects of forest therapy on health and to develop related policies. This study aimed to explore the current status of health promotion programs using forests provided by public health centers and to identify program diffusion strategies employed within different communities. Methods: For this descriptive study, we analyzed the 5th regional public health care program plans and explored the perceptions of health care workers attached with the programs using open-ended questionnaires and a focus group interview. Results: This study confirmed the necessity for health promotion programs using forests, as well as administrative and educational demands for such programs. The target population of the programs ranged from individuals with specific diseases to healthy local residents. In addition, the programs covered a wide range of topics, including disease management and health promotion strategies. However, the number of well-structured regional specialized programs remained limited. Collaboration among local governments, schools, and public health centers was found to be ineffective. Conclusion: To further disseminate health promotion programs using forests, the central government will need to develop well-structured programs, provide funding and resources to support local governments, and focus on raising public awareness of the health benefits of forest therapy.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제110권1호
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• pp.82-90
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• 2021

본 연구는 산림치유인자를 활용한 숲 활동이 면역력증진과 건강증진으로 이어지는 산림치유 효과의 발현과정을 이론적 그리고 정성적으로 분석하고 산림치유 개념을 정밀화하고 체계화하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구분석자료는 산림치유 관련 기관 웹사이트와 2000년에서 2020년 3월까지 산림치유로 검색되는 33편의 석·박사 학위논문과 33편의 전문학술지 논문의 주요어, 2016년 산림치유 체험수기 공모전 입상작에 나타난 명사와 형용사 빈도수에 근거하여 워드클라우드를 생성하였다. 단어 빈도수를 근거로 한 해석으로 산림치유 요인을 도출하고 치유 효과의 발현과정을 추론하여 산림치유에 대한 개념을 정의하였다. 산림 치유력의 원천은 산림치유인자와 함께 숲에 대한 긍정적 경험과 자연에 대한 태도가 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 치유효과는 산림치유프로그램을 통해 극대화되고, 신체적 정신적 회복력과 저항력으로 이어지며, 결과적으로 건강증진, 면역력 증진으로 나타난다. 본 연구는 산림치유란 "대상자들의 숲에 대한 긍정경험 및 태도와 산림의 환경요소를 매개로 대상자들의 심리적, 신체적, 영적 회복력을 위한 건강증진 활동"이라 제안한다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.233-243
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• 2020

This study collects social big data used in various fields in the past 9 years and explains the patterns of major keywords of the arboretums and botanical gardens to use as the basic data to establish operational strategies for future arboretums and botanical gardens. A total of 6,245,278 cases of data were collected: 4,250,583 from blogs (68.1%), 1,843,677 from online cafes (29.5%), and 151,018 from knowledge search engine (2.4%). As a result of refining valid data, 1,223,162 cases were selected for analysis. We came up with keywords through big data, and used big data program Textom to derive keywords of arboretums and botanical gardens using text mining analysis. As a result, we identified keywords such as 'travel', 'picnic', 'children', 'festival', 'experience', 'Garden of Morning Calm', 'program', 'recreation forest', 'healing', and 'museum'. As a result of keyword analysis, we found that keywords such as 'healing', 'tree', 'experience', 'garden', and 'Garden of Morning Calm' received high public interest. We conducted word cloud analysis by extracting keywords with high frequency in total 6,245,278 titles on social media. The results showed that arboretums and botanical gardens were perceived as spaces for relaxation and leisure such as 'travel', 'picnic' and 'recreation', and that people had high interest in educational aspects with keywords such as 'experience' and 'field trip'. The demand for rest and leisure space, education, and things to see and enjoy in arboretums and botanical gardens increased than in the past. Therefore, there must be differentiation and specialization strategies such as plant collection strategies, exhibition planning and programs in establishing future operation strategies.

• 한국산림휴양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2018

본 연구는 한려해상국립공원 탐방객을 대상으로 여행경로에 따른 탐방특성 및 만족도 분석을 통해 국립공원 탐방관리정책 수립을 위한 기초자료를 마련하고자 진행되었다. 연구대상은 한려해상국립공원을 방문한 탐방객 총 671명이고, 현장조사 기간은 2017년 3월부터 11월까지 계절별로 봄, 여름, 가을 3차례 설문조사를 진행하였다. 주요내용은 탐방특성(방문동기, 여행경로, 탐방 소요시간, 참여활동 등)과 만족도(탐방 만족도, 재방문의향, 추천의향) 등이며, 한려해상국립공원 탐방객을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문지를 사용하여 조사하였다. 자료의 분석은 SPSS 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 독립표본 t-test 분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 한려해상국립공원만 방문하는 단일목적지의 탐방객이 한려해상국립공원 이외에 다른 여행 목적지가 있는 다목적지의 탐방객보다 방문동기 중 건강증진, 휴양 휴식 치유를 위한 동기 항목에서 평균값이 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 거주지에서 국립공원까지 오는데 소요된 시간은 단일목적지 방문객이 다목적지 방문객 보다 소요시간이 적게 나타났다. 한려해상국립공원만을 방문한 단일목적지 탐방객의 탐방 후 만족도 평균값은 다목적지의 탐방객보다 통계적으로 더 높게 나타났으며, 재방문의향 및 추천 의향도 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 한려해상국립공원 탐방객의 특성을 파악하여 효율적인 공원관리 정책을 마련하기 위한 기초자료를 제시하였다는 측면에서 연구의 의의가 있다.