Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40620918›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

The feasibility of a two-day intensive forest therapy incorporating mindfulness practices for natural disaster-affected individuals: a brief report.

Yongjun Lee, Yeji Yang, Ji-Eun Pyo, Beom Lee, ChangHyou Kim, Jeong-Ho Choi, Kee-Hong Choi

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Effectiveness of Nature-Based Mindfulness Interventions to Improve Mental Health: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
    Review
  3. Review
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

7 authors.

Yongjun LeeSchool of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yeji YangSchool of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Eun PyoMind Health KU, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Beom LeeKorea Forest Welfare Institute, Forest Welfare R&D Cneter, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
ChangHyou KimKorea Forest Welfare Institute, Forest Welfare R&D Cneter, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Jeong-Ho ChoiKorea Forest Welfare Institute, Forest Welfare R&D Cneter, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Kee-Hong ChoiSchool of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the feasibility and psychological benefits of a two-day intensive forest therapy program incorporating mindfulness practices for individuals affected by natural disasters. The sample comprised 110 participants, including those who had either experienced wildfires or floods or served as first responders. The results revealed significant reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress pre- and post-intervention, alongside improvements in vitality and mindfulness. Furthermore, enhanced mindfulness significantly moderated reductions in anxiety, stress, and depression. These findings indicate that intensive forest therapy is a viable and promising intervention for improving the mental health of disaster-affected populations.

Indexed as

anxiety symptomsdepression symptomsforest therapymindfulnessnatural disasterpsychological distressstress responsevitality

Identifiers

PMID40620918
PMCPMC12226552

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.