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A Study to Understand Preferences of Retirees for Forest Healing Programs

은퇴자를 위한 산림치유 프로그램 선호도 연구

  • Lee, Gyu Soon (Department of Forest Therapy, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Yeon, Poung Sik (Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University)
  • 이규순 (충북대학교 대학원 산림치유학과) ;
  • 연평식 (충북대학교 산림학과)
  • Received : 2021.07.14
  • Accepted : 2021.08.06
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for developing effective forest healing programs for retirees by identifying their characteristics and preferences. A survey was conducted on demographic characteristics, overall perceptions of forest healing, and preferences for forest healing programs, targeting a total of 258 retirees visiting a natural recreation forest and a healing forest. The results of the survey suggested that the awareness of the forest treatment program and the hope of participating in it were both high, but the experience of participating in the program was low. Among the forest healing programs, the order of preference was "Breath in the forest", "Wind bathing and sunbathing", and "Feeling negative ions in the valley". Based on these results, it is expected that the forest healing program for retirees will be used as basic data for development of such programs in the future.

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