Sunhee Lee, Heeju Ro, Jungkee Choi, Youngran Chae, Soyeon Kim
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This study verified the effect of a combined forest/thermal therapy (FT/TT) program on participants with depressive symptoms and smoking or alcohol dependence. The participants included 20 people in the experimental group and 18 people in the control group. The experimental group participated in the FT/TT program for 2 nights and 3 days at the National Center for Forest Healing, in Hoengseong (National Hoengseong Supchewon), and a charcoal kiln operated by the Gangwon Charcoal Farming Association. The control group carried out their daily life for the same period. Psychological, physiological, and biochemical tests were conducted to determine the effect of the program. The results showed that there were significant improvements in stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, sleep satisfaction, and IL-6 levels. However, no significant difference was found in the cortisol, serotonin and melatonin levels between the experimental and control groups. Thus, the FT/TT therapy had psychological and biochemical effects on individuals with depression and nicotine or alcohol dependency. Further studies should be conducted to verify the effect of forest healing in various conditions.
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Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Research design Participants Experimental design Data collection Method of analysis Results Demographic characteristics Effects of FT/TT Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements References
Sunhee Lee [ Department of Nursing, Daewon University, Jecheon 27135, Republic of Korea ]
Heeju Ro [ Department of Forest Management, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea ]
Jungkee Choi [ Division of Forest Science, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea ]
Youngran Chae [ College of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea ]
Soyeon Kim [ Department of Forest Healing, College of Human Service, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Republic of Korea ]
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