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J Prev Med Public Health ; 55(5): 492-497, 2022 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36229912

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OBJECTIVES: Women experience more stress in middle age than in other periods of their lives. Therefore, health management programs that enable middle-aged women to cope with and manage stress are needed. This study investigated the psychological effects of a meditation-focused forest therapy program among 53 middle-aged women living in urban areas in Korea. METHODS: Participants were divided into 2 groups: one group underwent the program for 3 days in a forest, followed by 3 days in an urban environment, and the other group underwent the program for 3 days in the urban environment, followed by 3 days in the forest. The psychological effects of the forest therapy program were evaluated using the Profile of Mood States-Brief (POMS-B). Differences in mood state before and after the program conducted in the forest (experimental group) and in the urban environment (control group) were evaluated using the paired-samples t-test. RESULTS: The program in the forest significantly reduced tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion among the domains of the POMS-B. The program in the urban area significantly reduced tension, but not depression, anger, fatigue, or confusion. CONCLUSIONS: Meditation-focused forest therapy programs are expected to contribute to promoting psychological health and enhancing the quality of life of middle-aged women.


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Bosques , Calidad de Vida , Fatiga , Femenino , Humanos , Salud Mental , Persona de Mediana Edad , Calidad de Vida/psicología , República de Corea , Estrés Psicológico/terapia
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33804164

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We developed two distinct forest therapy programs (FTPs) and compared their effects on dementia prevention and related health problems for older adults. One was focused on Qigong practice in the forest (QP) and the other involved active walking in the forest (WP). Both FTPs consisted of twelve 2-h sessions over six weeks and were conducted in an urban forest. We obtained data from 25, 18, and 26 participants aged 65 years or above for the QP, WP, and control groups, respectively. Neuropsychological scores via cognition (MoCA), geriatric depression (GDS) and quality of life (EQ-5D), and electrophysiological variables (electroencephalography, bioimpedance, and heart rate variability) were measured. We analyzed the intervention effects with a generalized linear model. Compared to the control group, the WP group showed benefits in terms of neurocognition (increases in the MoCA score, and alpha and beta band power values in the electroencephalogram), sympathetic nervous activity, and bioimpedance in the lower body. On the other hand, the QP group showed alleviated depression and an increased bioimpedance phase angle in the upper body. In conclusion, both active walking and Qigong in the forest were shown to have distinctive neuropsychological and electrophysiological benefits, and both had beneficial effects in terms of preventing dementia and relieving related health problems for elderly individuals.


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Qigong , Caminata , Anciano , Bosques , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Humanos , Calidad de Vida
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32560522

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Women experience more stress in middle age than in other life stages, and health in middle age is vital, because it influences the quality of life in old age. In this study, the effects of a forest therapy program on physiological changes in 53 middle-aged women (divided into two groups) who lived in the city were examined. One group participated in a three-day program in the forest, followed by three days in the city; the other group participated in a three-day program in the city, followed by three days in the forest. Forest experiments were conducted in a "healing forest," and urban experiments were conducted near a university campus. Blood tests were performed to evaluate the physiological effects of forest therapy. Differences in serotonin levels and vitamin D levels were verified before and after the forest (experimental group) and urban (control group) programs through paired t-tests. Statistically significant increases in serotonin levels were noted for participants in the forest program; vitamin D levels also increased, but not by statistically significant values. The findings of this study verify that forest therapy programs promote health among middle-aged women, and may prevent disease and improve quality of life.


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Envejecimiento/fisiología , Envejecimiento/psicología , Bosques , Fatiga Mental , Terapias Mente-Cuerpo/métodos , Terapia por Relajación/métodos , Adaptación Psicológica/fisiología , Adulto , Anciano , Envejecimiento/sangre , Ciudades , Femenino , Promoción de la Salud/métodos , Envejecimiento Saludable/sangre , Envejecimiento Saludable/fisiología , Envejecimiento Saludable/psicología , Humanos , Masaje/psicología , Meditación/psicología , Fatiga Mental/sangre , Fatiga Mental/fisiopatología , Fatiga Mental/psicología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Terapias Mente-Cuerpo/psicología , Distrés Psicológico , Calidad de Vida/psicología , Terapia por Relajación/psicología , República de Corea , Serotonina/sangre , Estrés Fisiológico/fisiología , Salud Urbana , Población Urbana , Vitamina D/sangre , Caminata/fisiología , Caminata/psicología , Yoga/psicología
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31698811

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We aimed to develop forest therapy programs (FTPs) to prevent dementia and related health problems in the elderly population, with the assumption that health benefits are FTP-type specific and depend on the participant's psychophysiological traits. For this purpose, we developed two distinct FTPs, namely, a guided-breathing meditation program (BP) and a walking program (WP); we adopted the approach of Sasang constitutional (SC) medicine, which categorizes individuals into one of three SC types (SC1, SC2, or SC3) for medical care. The FTPs ran 11 sessions over 11 weeks. We recruited 29/31/28 participants who were 65 years of age or older for the BP/WP/control groups, respectively; obtained electrophysiological measurements via electroencephalogram (EEG), heart rate variability (HRV), and bioimpedance; and analyzed the intervention effects with analysis of covariance. Compared with the control, the BP and WP resulted in benefits for neural activity and parasympathetic nervous activity (PNA), respectively, and both FTPs yielded distinct beneficial effects on bioimpedance. Constitution-specific effects were also present. The SC1- and SC2-type participants gained positive effects in neural activity from the BP and WP, respectively. The SC3-type participants showed improvements in PNA from the WP. In conclusion, for older individuals, both programs conferred health benefits that would help prevent dementia, and the benefits were program-specific and constitution-specific.


Asunto(s)
Ejercicios Respiratorios/métodos , Demencia/rehabilitación , Fenómenos Electrofisiológicos/fisiología , Bosques , Frecuencia Cardíaca/fisiología , Medicina Tradicional Coreana/métodos , Meditación/métodos , Caminata/fisiología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , República de Corea
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