Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Forest Therapy on Sleep Quality in Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers.
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- The experience of young adult cancer survivors' engagement with nature.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of an urban forest healing program for improving sleep in cancer survivors.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Pilot Trial: Impact of a Virtual Reality Stress Reduction Program on Healthcare and Information Technology Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Enhancing Sleep and Reducing Occupational Stress Through Forest Therapy: A Comparative Study Across Job Groups.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Effects of a forest therapy camp on cancer survivors' stress, mood and natural killer cells in Korea.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2024Article
- Analysis of sleep quality, disease uncertainty, and psychological tolerance in patients undergoing chemotherapy for digestive tract malignancies.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Development of an Evaluation Index for Forest Therapy Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Enhancing patient well-being in oncology waiting rooms: a pilot field experiment on the emotional impact of virtual forest therapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effects of an urban forest healing program on cancer-related fatigue in cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Effects of Mobile-Based Forest-Therapy Programs Using Urban Forests for Symptoms of Depressed Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Experiences of Forest Healing Instructors Who Met Cancer Patients in Forest Healing Programs: FGI Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Nature-Based Interventions and Exposure among Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Linpan nature therapy on health benefits in older women with and without hypertension.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Forest Healing Anti-Aging Program on Psychological, Physiological, and Physical Health of Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Positive Effects on Emotional Stress and Sleep Quality of Forest Healing Program for Exhausted Medical Workers during the COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Analysis of Urban Forest Healing Program Expected Values, Needs, and Preferred Components in Urban Forest Visitors with Diseases: A Pilot Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A multidisciplinary perspective on the complex interactions between sleep, circadian, and metabolic disruption in cancer patients.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2021Review
- Short-Term Effects of Forest Therapy on Mood States: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Validating Visual Stimuli of Nature Images and Identifying the Representative Characteristics.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Waterfall Forest Environment Regulates Chronic Stress via the NOX4/ROS/NF-κB Signaling Pathway.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The improvement of sleep quality in patients with cancer has a positive therapeutic effect on them. However, there are no specific treatment guidelines for treating sleep disturbance in cancer patients. We investigated the effect of forest therapy on the quality of sleep in patients with cancer. This study was conducted on nine patients (one male, eight female; mean age, 53.6 ± 5.8 years) with gastrointestinal tract cancer. All patients participated in forest therapy for six days. They underwent polysomnography (PSG) and answered questionnaires on sleep apnea (STOP BANG), subjective sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), sleepiness (Stanford and Epworth Sleepiness Scales), and anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) to evaluate the quality of sleep before and after forest therapy. Sleep efficiency from the PSG results was shown to have increased from 79.6 ± 6.8% before forest therapy to 88.8 ± 4.9% after forest therapy (
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