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Analysis of Forest Therapy Program Needs according to Emotional Characteristics of Subfertile Women

난임여성의 정서적 특성에 따른 산림치유 프로그램 요구 분석

  • 부서윤 (충북대학교 대학원 산림치유학과) ;
  • 신창섭 (충북대학교 산림학과)
  • Received : 2019.08.01
  • Accepted : 2020.01.09
  • Published : 2020.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide a reference for the development of forest therapy programs for subfertile women. This exploratory study identifies the emotional characteristics of subfertile women and the demands for forest therapy according to the emotional characteristics and provides basic data for the development and operation of forest therapy programs. This study surveyed 200 subfertile women who visited a subfertility hospital in Seoul on 33 items of subfertile women's emotional characteristics and requirements of forest therapy programs. We conducted the frequency analysis, cross-analysis, and one-way ANOVA to determine the correlation and importance between the emotional characteristics of subfertile women and the demands for forest therapy programs using the SPSS 21.0 program. Emotional traits of subfertile women included pressure on pregnancy, anxiety/fear, depression, hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness, sadness, shame/guilt, impatience/frustration, and anger/hypersensitivity. Of these traits, pressure on pregnancy, depression, hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness, sadness, anger/hypersensitivity, and anxiety/fear were particularly high among subfertile women. The demands for forest therapy programs also differed according to the emotional characteristics of subfertile women. There was a significant difference in the operation mode of the subfertile couple's forest therapy program according to the pressure, shame, and guilt of pregnancy. There was a significant difference in the experience of participating in a program according to anxiety and fear and in the reason for not being able to participate in the forest therapy program according to depression, hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness, and sadness. There was a significant difference in couples participating the in the forest therapy program according to impatience and frustration. There was a significant difference in the experience of participating in the forest therapy program and the effect of self-help groups through the forest therapy program for subfertile women according to anger and hypersensitivity. We expect that the results of this study would be useful as the reference data for developing forest therapy programs for the improvement of the mental health of subfertile women.

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.

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