SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Evidence-Based Status of Forest Healing Program in South Korea.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Predictors of user satisfaction with forest healing services differ by health status.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Potentials of Virtual Blue Spaces: A Study on the Physiological and Psychological Health Benefits of Virtual Waterscapes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 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
- Analysis of Perceptions, Preferences, and Participation Intention of Urban Forest Healing Program among Cancer Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The mechanisms of nature-based therapy on depression, anxiety, stress, and life satisfaction: examining mindfulness in a two-wave mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- 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
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Abstract
Various effects of forest healing on health have been reported, but a certification system to assess the effectiveness of forest healing programs does not exist. In this study, a systematic review (SR) on the "health benefits of forests" and "meta-analysis of forest therapy" was conducted after analyzing the status and level of evidence of 75 forest healing programs that were conducted post-certification in South Korea. The SR for "health benefits of forests" distinguished between activities and time, resulting in 90.9% of walking activities for more than an hour under psychological health, and 100.0% of exercise activities for less than an hour under physiological health. However, the effect of indirect activities performed for more than an hour was unknown. Thus, we confirmed that many indoor activities in the field had low effect size or no established basis regarding the feasibility of its operation. The SR on "meta-analysis of forest therapy" to check whether the program was effective. The highest number of healing effects were obtained for blood pressure (32), followed by psychological depression (24). The findings of this can serve as baseline data to facilitate future development and dissemination of evidence-based forest healing programs.
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