Physiological and Psychological Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Middle-Aged Females

被引：149

作者：

Ochiai, Hiroko ^{[1
]}

Ikei, Harumi ^{[2
,3
]}

Song, Chorong ^{[2
]}

Kobayashi, Maiko ^{[4
]}

Miura, Takashi ^{[5
]}

Kagawa, Takahide ^{[3
]}

Li, Qing ^{[4
]}

Kumeda, Shigeyoshi ^{[6
]}

Imai, Michiko ^{[7
]}

Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Hosp Org, Tokyo Med Ctr, Dept Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Tokyo 1528902, Japan

[2] Chiba Univ, Ctr Environm Hlth & Field Sci, Chiba 2770882, Japan

[3] Forestry & Forest Prod Res Inst, Ibaraki 3058687, Japan

[4] Nippon Med Sch, Dept Hyg & Publ Hlth, Tokyo 1138602, Japan

[5] Agematsu Town Off Ind & Tourism Dept, Nagano 3995601, Japan

[6] Nagano Prefectural Kiso Hosp, Nagano 3978555, Japan

[7] Le Verseau Inc, Tokyo 1560051, Japan

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2015年 / 12卷 / 12期

关键词：

forest therapy program; middle-aged females; pulse rate; salivary cortisol; semantic differential method; Profile of Mood State; NATURAL-KILLER ACTIVITY; SHINRIN-YOKU; ANTICANCER PROTEINS; SALIVARY CORTISOL; ATMOSPHERE; EXPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTS; LANDSCAPES; TRIP; TOWN;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph121214984

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The natural environment is increasingly recognized as an effective counter to urban stress, and Forest Therapy has recently attracted attention as a relaxation and stress management activity with demonstrated clinical efficacy. The present study assessed the physiological and psychological effects of a forest therapy program on middle-aged females. Seventeen Japanese females (62.2 +/- 9.4 years; mean +/- standard deviation) participated in this experiment. Pulse rate, salivary cortisol level, and psychological indices were measured on the day before forest therapy and on the forest therapy day. Pulse rate and salivary cortisol were significantly lower than baseline following forest therapy, indicating that subjects were in a physiologically relaxed state. Subjects reported feeling significantly more comfortable, relaxed, and natural according to the semantic differential (SD) method. The Profile of Mood State (POMS) negative mood subscale score for tension-anxiety was significantly lower, while that for vigor was significantly higher following forest therapy. Our study revealed that forest therapy elicited a significant (1) decrease in pulse rate, (2) decrease in salivary cortisol levels, (3) increase in positive feelings, and (4) decrease in negative feelings. In conclusion, there are substantial physiological and psychological benefits of forest therapy on middle-aged females.

引用

页码：15222 / 15232

页数：11

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