Department of Health Science, Gachon University Graduate School, Incheon 21936, Korea.
Department of Occupational Therapy, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 16;19(8):4863. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084863.
This study aimed to determine the effect of a forest healing anti-aging program on psychological, physiological, and physical health in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Twenty-two older people with MCI living in the city participated in a forest healing anti-aging program. Psychological indicators included the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Beck depression inventory (BDI), profile of mood states (POMS), World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL), and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Physiological indicators included vital signs, body composition, and blood analysis. Physical indicators included the senior fitness test (SFT), muscle strength, spatiotemporal parameter of gait, static balance, and dynamic balance. Psychological, physiological, and physical indicators were evaluated at first and second pre-measurement, post-measurement, and one-month follow-up. MMSE, BDI, POMS, WHOQOL, body composition, blood analysis, SFT, muscle strength, spatiotemporal parameter of gait, and dynamic balance were significantly different between pre- and post-measurement. Beck depression inventory, POMS, WHOQOL, PSQI, SFT, muscle strength (elbow flexor muscle, knee extensor muscle), spatiotemporal parameter of gait significantly improved continually until the one-month follow-up. In conclusion, the forest healing program had a positive effect on the psychological, physiological, and physical health of older people with MCI.
本研究旨在探讨森林疗养抗衰老方案对轻度认知障碍（MCI）老年人的心理、生理和身体健康的影响。22 名居住在城市的 MCI 老年人参加了森林疗养抗衰老方案。心理指标包括简易精神状态检查（MMSE）、贝克抑郁量表（BDI）、心境状态问卷（POMS）、世界卫生组织生活质量量表（WHOQOL）和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）。生理指标包括生命体征、身体成分和血液分析。身体指标包括老年人体能测试（SFT）、肌肉力量、步态时空参数、静态平衡和动态平衡。在第一次和第二次预测量、后测量和一个月随访时，评估了心理、生理和身体指标。MMSE、BDI、POMS、WHOQOL、身体成分、血液分析、SFT、肌肉力量、步态时空参数和动态平衡在预测量和后测量之间有显著差异。贝克抑郁量表、POMS、WHOQOL、PSQI、SFT、肌肉力量（肘屈肌、膝伸肌）、步态时空参数一直持续改善，直到一个月随访。总之，森林疗养方案对 MCI 老年人的心理、生理和身体健康有积极影响。
