College of Landscape Architecture and Arts, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 2;16(3):439. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030439.
To address the question of whether the behavior of humans to view different phenological peony flowers has various effects on their physical and mental parameters, we investigated psycho-physiological responses of 74 participants (61.3 ± 10.78 years old) to environments of pre- and post-viewing tree peonies at four stages, including the exhibition leaf stage (ELS), initial bloom stage (IBS), full bloom stage (FBS), and terminal bloom stage (TBS). Physiological factors were examined using systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), fingertip pulse (FP), blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂), and psychological evaluation, which was carried out using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and State⁻Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The results indicated that the SBP, DBP, HR, and FP levels of participants were significantly reduced after viewing tree peonies, whereas no remarkable alterations in SpO₂ were found. The POMS scores of anger⁻hostility (A⁻H), fatigue⁻inertia (F⁻I), tension⁻anxiety (T⁻A), confusion⁻bewilderment (C⁻B), and depression⁻dejection (D⁻D) were significantly lower, but of vigor⁻activity (V⁻A) was higher post-viewing than pre-viewing. Furthermore, participants exhibited markedly decreased anxiety levels according to the STAI. Notably, the changes in measurement indices were more pronounced at the FBS. Our studies demonstrated that a short peony-viewing program, especially at the FBS with completely opened and large tree peony flowers, would be a promising therapeutic method for improving physiological functions as well as an effective psychological relaxation strategy for middle-aged and elderly individuals.
为了探讨人类观赏不同物候期牡丹花卉的行为是否对其身心参数有不同影响，我们调查了 74 名参与者（61.3±10.78 岁）在四个阶段（展叶期、初花期、盛花期和末花期）观赏前后环境中对牡丹的心理生理反应。生理因素通过收缩压（SBP）、舒张压（DBP）、心率（HR）、指脉搏（FP）、血氧饱和度（SpO₂）进行检查，心理评估则使用心境状态量表（POMS）和状态特质焦虑量表（STAI）进行。结果表明，观赏牡丹后，参与者的 SBP、DBP、HR 和 FP 水平显著降低，而 SpO₂ 无明显变化。POMS 量表中的愤怒敌意（A⁻H）、疲劳惰性（F⁻I）、紧张焦虑（T⁻A）、困惑迷惘（C⁻B）和抑郁消沉（D⁻D）得分明显降低，而活力活动（V⁻A）得分升高。此外，参与者的 STAI 焦虑水平显著降低。值得注意的是，FBS 时测量指标的变化更为显著。我们的研究表明，短暂的牡丹观赏计划，特别是在盛花期观赏完全开放且花朵硕大的牡丹，可能是改善生理功能的有前途的治疗方法，也是中老年人有效心理放松策略。
