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  1. Article ; Online: Quality of Life and Mental Health Benefits of Public Participation in Forest Conservation Activities in Urban Areas

    Dawou Joung / Bum-Jin Park / Shinkwang Kang

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 9768, p

    2022  Volume 9768

    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of forest conservation activities on the physical and psychological wellbeing of participants. The experiment was conducted in a forest near an urban area and involved 61 participants (average age: ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of forest conservation activities on the physical and psychological wellbeing of participants. The experiment was conducted in a forest near an urban area and involved 61 participants (average age: 22.5 ± 1.8). The participants selected one of three activities (pruning, stacking cut branches, and removing vines) in the forest conservation program. The effects of these activities on the musculoskeletal system were assessed using the Ovako Working Posture Assessment System (OWAS); the physical intensity of the activities was evaluated using heart rate data. The psychological evaluation measurement indexes used the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument, and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale. As a result of the OWAS assessment, forest conservation activities were found to be action categories 1 and 2, which were less burdensome to the musculoskeletal system. All forestry activities were found to be light levels of physical intensity. Psychological evaluation of the participants revealed that positive emotions such as self-esteem, quality of life, and perceived restorativeness increased significantly, whereas negative emotions decreased significantly. This forest conservation program, that involved low-intensity activities which were less burdensome to the musculoskeletal system, had positive physical and psychological effects on the local residents who participated.
    Keywords green gym ; musculoskeletal system ; physical activity ; psychological effects ; urban forest ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  2. Article ; Online: Quality of Life and Mental Health Benefits of Public Participation in Forest Conservation Activities in Urban Areas.

    Joung, Dawou / Park, Bum-Jin / Kang, Shinkwang

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 15

    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of forest conservation activities on the physical and psychological wellbeing of participants. The experiment was conducted in a forest near an urban area and involved 61 participants (average age: ... ...

    Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of forest conservation activities on the physical and psychological wellbeing of participants. The experiment was conducted in a forest near an urban area and involved 61 participants (average age: 22.5 ± 1.8). The participants selected one of three activities (pruning, stacking cut branches, and removing vines) in the forest conservation program. The effects of these activities on the musculoskeletal system were assessed using the Ovako Working Posture Assessment System (OWAS); the physical intensity of the activities was evaluated using heart rate data. The psychological evaluation measurement indexes used the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument, and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale. As a result of the OWAS assessment, forest conservation activities were found to be action categories 1 and 2, which were less burdensome to the musculoskeletal system. All forestry activities were found to be light levels of physical intensity. Psychological evaluation of the participants revealed that positive emotions such as self-esteem, quality of life, and perceived restorativeness increased significantly, whereas negative emotions decreased significantly. This forest conservation program, that involved low-intensity activities which were less burdensome to the musculoskeletal system, had positive physical and psychological effects on the local residents who participated.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Community Participation ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Forests ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Quality of Life ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19159768
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  3. Article ; Online: Thermal Comfort and Human Responses according to Tree Density in Forest Environments during and after Physical Activities in the Summer

    Kim, Juhyeon / Song, Injoon / Kim, Choyun / Gho, Hyejung / An, Siok / Song, Doyun / Joung, Dawou / Kang, Shinkwang / Yi, Yunjeong / Park, Bum-Jin / Song, Chorong

    Forests. 2023 Jan. 09, v. 14, no. 1

    2023  

    Abstract: This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the thermal comfort and physiological and psychological effects according to tree density in forest environments during rest and during and after physical activities in the summer. Participants consisted of ...

    Abstract This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the thermal comfort and physiological and psychological effects according to tree density in forest environments during rest and during and after physical activities in the summer. Participants consisted of 18 male university students (average age: 24.0 ± 1.6 years old), and a within-subjects experimental design was used. Participants sat on a chair for 5 min to rest, performed a step-box exercise for 8 min, and then sat on the chair again, and rested for 10 min in a forest with high tree density (85.6%) and one with low tree density (12.2% as a control). Thermal comfort (predicted mean vote; PMV and percentage of dissatisfied; PPD) and physiological and psychological responses were measured. We investigated and analyzed the changes in “rest”, “during exercise”, and “after exercise”. As a result, a forest with high tree density showed a statistically significant decrease in PMV and PPD values; an increase in parasympathetic nervous activity; a decrease in respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, and pulse rate; an improvement in mood state; an increase in comfortable, relaxed, and natural feelings; and more of an increase in personal thermal sensation during the recovery period after physical activities than in a forest with low tree density. In conclusion, a forest with high tree density during recovery after physical activities in the summer has higher thermal comfort and physiological and psychological relaxation effects on humans, as compared to one with low tree density.
    Keywords emotions ; exercise ; forests ; heart rate ; humans ; males ; respiratory rate ; sensation ; summer ; systolic blood pressure ; trees
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0109
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2527081-3
    ISSN 1999-4907
    ISSN 1999-4907
    DOI 10.3390/f14010120
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  4. Article ; Online: Measures to Promote Rural Healthcare Tourism with a Scientific Evidence-Based Approach.

    Joung, Dawou / Lee, Bohwi / Lee, Jeongdo / Lee, Changjun / Koo, Seungmo / Park, Changwon / Kim, Sebin / Kagawa, Takahide / Park, Bum-Jin

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2020  Volume 17, Issue 9

    Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of physical activities on human health in forests in countryside and rural areas. The test experiment was conducted in a countryside forest, whereas the controlled experiment was conducted in an urban area ... ...

    Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of physical activities on human health in forests in countryside and rural areas. The test experiment was conducted in a countryside forest, whereas the controlled experiment was conducted in an urban area where the study participants resided. A total of 22 participants (aged 20.9 ± 1.3 years) were evaluated in this study. Heart rate variability and salivary cortisol level were used as indices of physiological conditions, and semantic differential method, profile of mood states (POMS), and state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) were used to evaluate the participants' emotional states. The participants were asked to walk around forest and urban areas for 15 min. The results were as follows. As compared to the urban area, in the forest area, (1) the power of the high-frequency (HF) component of the heart rate variability (HRV) was significantly higher; (2) low-frequency (LF)/(LF + HF) was significantly lower; (3) salivary cortisol level was significantly lower; (4) the participants felt more comfortable, natural, relaxed, and less anxious and showed higher levels of positive emotions and lower levels of negative emotions. Consequently, walking in the forest area induces relaxing short-term physiological and psychological effects on young people living in urban areas.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Female ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone/analysis ; Male ; Relaxation ; Rural Health ; Stress, Psychological ; Travel ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Hydrocortisone (WI4X0X7BPJ)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1660-4601
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph17093266
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  5. Article ; Online: Measures to Promote Rural Healthcare Tourism with a Scientific Evidence-Based Approach

    Dawou Joung / Bohwi Lee / Jeongdo Lee / Changjun Lee / Seungmo Koo / Changwon Park / Sebin Kim / Takahide Kagawa / Bum-Jin Park

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 3266, p

    2020  Volume 3266

    Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of physical activities on human health in forests in countryside and rural areas. The test experiment was conducted in a countryside forest, whereas the controlled experiment was conducted in an urban area ... ...

    Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of physical activities on human health in forests in countryside and rural areas. The test experiment was conducted in a countryside forest, whereas the controlled experiment was conducted in an urban area where the study participants resided. A total of 22 participants (aged 20.9 ± 1.3 years) were evaluated in this study. Heart rate variability and salivary cortisol level were used as indices of physiological conditions, and semantic differential method, profile of mood states (POMS), and state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) were used to evaluate the participants’ emotional states. The participants were asked to walk around forest and urban areas for 15 min. The results were as follows. As compared to the urban area, in the forest area, 1) the power of the high-frequency (HF) component of the heart rate variability (HRV) was significantly higher; 2) low-frequency (LF)/(LF+HF) was significantly lower; 3) salivary cortisol level was significantly lower; 4) the participants felt more comfortable, natural, relaxed, and less anxious and showed higher levels of positive emotions and lower levels of negative emotions. Consequently, walking in the forest area induces relaxing short-term physiological and psychological effects on young people living in urban areas.
    Keywords healthcare tourism ; forest bathing ; rural and mountain economy ; physical activity ; walking ; heart rate variability ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  6. Article ; Online: The Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Psychological Effects of Viewing Forest Landscapes in Autumn Season.

    Joung, Dawou / Kim, Geonwoo / Choi, Yoonho / Lim, HyoJin / Park, Soonjoo / Woo, Jong-Min / Park, Bum-Jin

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2015  Volume 12, Issue 7, Page(s) 7235–7243

    Abstract: Recently reported research indicate that forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects compared to urban environments. However, some researchers claim that the stress of the subjects from being watched by others during ... ...

    Abstract Recently reported research indicate that forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects compared to urban environments. However, some researchers claim that the stress of the subjects from being watched by others during measurements can affect the measurement result in urban experiments conducted in the center of a street. The present study was conducted to determine whether forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects, using comparison of viewing a forest area with viewing an urban area from the roof of an urban building without being watched by others. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurement was performed on subjects while they viewed scenery for 15 min at each experimental site (urban and forest areas). Subjective assessments were performed after the NIRS measurement was complete. Total hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin concentrations were significantly lower in the forest area than in the urban area. For semantic differential in subjective assessments, feelings of "comfortable", "natural", and "soothed" were significantly higher in the forest area than in the urban area, and for profile of mood states, negative emotions were significantly lower in the forest area than in the urban area. The results of physiological and psychological measurements show that viewing the forest enabled effective relaxation.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cities ; Emotions ; Forests ; Humans ; Prefrontal Cortex/physiology ; Relaxation/physiology ; Relaxation/psychology ; Seasons ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1660-4601
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph120707235
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  7. Article ; Online: The Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Psychological Effects of Viewing Forest Landscapes in Autumn Season

    Dawou Joung / Geonwoo Kim / Yoonho Choi / HyoJin Lim / Soonjoo Park / Jong-Min Woo / Bum-Jin Park

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 7235-

    2015  Volume 7243

    Abstract: Recently reported research indicate that forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects compared to urban environments. However, some researchers claim that the stress of the subjects from being watched by others during ... ...

    Abstract Recently reported research indicate that forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects compared to urban environments. However, some researchers claim that the stress of the subjects from being watched by others during measurements can affect the measurement result in urban experiments conducted in the center of a street. The present study was conducted to determine whether forest environments have physiological and psychological relaxing effects, using comparison of viewing a forest area with viewing an urban area from the roof of an urban building without being watched by others. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurement was performed on subjects while they viewed scenery for 15 min at each experimental site (urban and forest areas). Subjective assessments were performed after the NIRS measurement was complete. Total hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin concentrations were significantly lower in the forest area than in the urban area. For semantic differential in subjective assessments, feelings of “comfortable”, “natural”, and “soothed” were significantly higher in the forest area than in the urban area, and for profile of mood states, negative emotions were significantly lower in the forest area than in the urban area. The results of physiological and psychological measurements show that viewing the forest enabled effective relaxation.
    Keywords forest therapy ; near-infrared spectroscopy ; prefrontal cortex activity ; hemoglobin concentration ; semantic differential method ; profile of mood states ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z
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  8. Article ; Online: Physiological and psychological effects of walking on young males in urban parks in winter.

    Song, Chorong / Joung, Dawou / Ikei, Harumi / Igarashi, Miho / Aga, Mariko / Park, Bum-Jin / Miwa, Masayuki / Takagaki, Michiko / Miyazaki, Yoshifumi

    Journal of physiological anthropology

    2013  Volume 32, Page(s) 18

    Abstract: Background: Interaction with nature has a relaxing effect on humans. Increasing attention has been focused on the therapeutic effects of urban green space; however, there is a lack of evidence-based field research. This study provided scientific ... ...

    Abstract Background: Interaction with nature has a relaxing effect on humans. Increasing attention has been focused on the therapeutic effects of urban green space; however, there is a lack of evidence-based field research. This study provided scientific evidence supporting the physiological and psychological effects of walking on young males in urban parks in winter.
    Findings: Subjects (13 males aged 22.5 ± 3.1 years) were instructed to walk predetermined 15-minute courses in an urban park (test) and in the city area (control). Heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) were measured to assess physiological responses. The semantic differential (SD) method, Profile of Mood States (POMS), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used to determine psychological responses.Heart rate was significantly lower and the natural logarithm of the high frequency component of HRV was significantly higher when walking through the urban park than through the city area. The results of three questionnaires indicated that walking in the urban park improved mood and decreased negative feelings and anxiety.
    Conclusions: Physiological and psychological data from this field experiment provide important scientific evidence regarding the health benefits of walking in an urban park. The results support the premise that walking in an urban park has relaxing effects even in winter.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Affect/physiology ; Anthropology, Physical ; Anxiety/psychology ; Cities ; Heart Rate/physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Seasons ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Walking/physiology ; Walking/psychology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-10-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2248072-9
    ISSN 1880-6805 ; 1880-6791 ; 1345-3475
    ISSN (online) 1880-6805
    ISSN 1880-6791 ; 1345-3475
    DOI 10.1186/1880-6805-32-18
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