인간식물환경학회지 (Journal of People, Plants, and Environment)

  • 제23권2호
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  • Pages.245-254
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  • 2020
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  • 2508-7673(pISSN)
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  • 2508-7681(eISSN)
인간식물환경학회 (Society For People, Plants, And Environment)
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Effects of Forest Healing Program on Depression, Stress and Cortisol Changes of Cancer Patients

  • Lee, Mi-Mi (Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Bong-Ju (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University)
  • 투고 : 2020.02.09
  • 심사 : 2020.04.06
  • 발행 : 2020.04.30
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초록

Patients diagnosed with cancer face mental problems such as alienation, isolation, anxiety about death and fear, recovering from psychological difficulties. In this study, a forest healing program was provided for cancer patients to recover from psychological stress, depression, social isolation and self-esteem caused by cancer and changes in salivary cortisol through psychological and emotional recovery were measured. From September 19 to November 28, 2017, a forest healing program composed of a total of 10 sessions, two hours per session was provided for 12 cancer patients in the Forest of Taegyo located in Yongin. Psychological tests were performed with Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale (SASS), Korean-version Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 18.0. The salivary cortisol level was measured along with the psychological tests and were analyzed by a specialized testing agency. The results of the analysis showed that the pre- and post-assessment score of SASS was 29.17 and 25.92, respectively, and that the pre- and post-assessment score of PSS was 30.50 and 23.92, respectively. The pre- and post-assessment score of BDI was 41.00 and 34.83, respectively, which showed significant differences. In addition, the pre- and post-assessment level of saliva cortisol was 3.13 and 1.68, respectively, showing a significant decrease. In short, the forest healing program was found to be effective in reducing physiological changes caused by social isolation and stress due to the emotional and psychological difficulties that the subjects who were diagnosed with cancer and were recovering from it have. In the future, it will be necessary to develop and implement a forest healing program by conducting a forest healing requirement survey on cancer patients.

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