Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 4;19(1):513. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010513.
Although the effectiveness of urban forest therapy has been studied and proven, most people are not well aware of the positive healing effects of urban forests that are easily accessible in daily life compared to the known healing effect of forests located outside urban areas. In addition, there has been a study on the analysis of urban forest healing program needs in the general population, but there is a lack of evidence on the expected values and needs of urban forest healing for people with diseases. Therefore, this pilot survey aimed to investigate the expected values, needs, and preferred components of urban forest healing programs in urban forest visitors with disease via an online user survey and see if there were any differences in the purpose of the urban forest visits and expected values of urban forest healing depending on the type of disease. The survey was conducted on 294 urban forest visitors with diseases. About 79% of respondents agreed with the healing effects of urban forest, however most respondents expected healing effects on mental health rather than on physical health ("mood change" was the highest with score of 4.43/5, followed by "reliving stress" (4.35/5) and "mental and physical stability" (4.31/5)). In addition, more than 82.0% of respondents agreed to participate in the program if a healing program for disease was developed. The results of the current pilot survey indicate that the purpose of the urban forest visits and expected values of urban forest healing were largely not different by the type of disease, and people with disease had a relatively lower awareness and lower expected values of urban forest healing effects on physical health, but high demand for the program. Urban forest therapy programs should be developed based on the specific clinical characteristics of the disease to maximize the effectiveness of the program. Additionally, policies should be implemented to promote the beneficial effects of urban forest healing not only for mental health but also for physical health.
尽管城市森林疗法的有效性已经得到研究和证明，但与位于城市外的已知森林的治疗效果相比，大多数人并不清楚日常生活中容易接触到的城市森林的积极治愈效果。此外，已经有研究分析了普通人群对城市森林治疗计划的需求，但缺乏针对患有疾病的人群的城市森林治疗预期值和需求的证据。因此，本试点调查旨在通过在线用户调查，调查患有疾病的城市森林游客对城市森林治疗计划的预期值、需求和偏好组成部分，看看城市森林访问的目的和城市森林治疗的预期值是否因疾病类型而有所不同。该调查共对 294 名患有疾病的城市森林游客进行了调查。约 79%的受访者同意城市森林具有治疗效果，但大多数受访者期望对心理健康产生治疗效果，而不是对身体健康（“情绪变化”得分为 4.43/5，最高，其次是“缓解压力”（4.35/5）和“心理和身体稳定”（4.31/5））。此外，如果为疾病开发治疗计划，超过 82.0%的受访者表示愿意参加该计划。本试点调查的结果表明，城市森林访问的目的和城市森林治疗的预期值在很大程度上不因疾病类型而异，而且患有疾病的人对城市森林对身体健康的治疗效果的认识和预期值相对较低，但对该计划的需求较高。应根据疾病的具体临床特征开发城市森林疗法计划，以最大限度地提高计划的有效性。此外，应实施政策，以促进城市森林治疗不仅对心理健康，而且对身体健康的有益效果。
