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ReviewEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2020

Effects of forest bathing on pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults: a review of the literature.

Katherine Ka-Yin Yau, Alice Yuen Loke

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Review in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06222632 (Cardioprotective and Mental Health Benefits of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06222632 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Cardioprotective and Mental Health Benefits of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet Combined With Forest Bathing (FB) Among Adults With Elevated Blood Cholesterol: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorTung Wah CollegeRan2024 to 2027Enrolled273ConditionsElevated LDL CholesterolArmsMind diet intervention, Mind plus FB intervention, Usual care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Green Exercise: Can Nature Video Benefit Isometric Exercise?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  8. Forest Bathing (Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  14. Greenspaces And Cardiovascular Health.Circulation research · 2024
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  16. Nature and Mental Health in Urban Texas: A NatureScore-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Katherine Ka-Yin YauSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Alice Yuen Lokeschool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong. alice.yuen.loke@polyu.edu.hk.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKTung Wah College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim in this literature review was (1) to explore the physiologically and psychologically therapeutic benefits of forest bathing on adults suffering from pre-hypertension or hypertension, and (2) to identify the type, duration, and frequency of an effective forest bathing intervention in the management of pre-hypertension and hypertension, so as to provide directions for future interventions or research. The electronic databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsyINFO, and the China Academic Journals (CAJ) offered through the Full-text Database (CNKI) were searched for relevant studies published from the inception of the databases to April 2019. Of the 364 articles that were identified, 14 met the criteria for inclusion in this review. The synthesis of the findings in the included studies revealed that forest bathing interventions were effective at reducing blood pressure, lowering pulse rate, increasing the power of heart rate variability (HRV), improving cardiac-pulmonary parameters, and metabolic function, inducing a positive mood, reducing anxiety levels, and improving the quality of life of pre-hypertensive or hypertensive participants. Forest walking and forest therapy programs were the two most effective forest bathing interventions. Studies reported that practicing a single forest walking or forest therapy program can produce short-term physiological and psychological benefits. It is concluded that forest bathing, particularly forest walking and therapy, has physiologically and psychologically relaxing effects on middle-aged and elderly people with pre-hypertension and hypertension.

Indexed as

ForestsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPrehypertensionRelaxation TherapyYoung AdultForest bathingForest therapyForest walkingHypertensionMood statesPre-hypertensiveShinrin-yokuStress level

Identifiers

PMID32571202
PMCPMC7310560
OpenAlexW3036959854

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Registered trials

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