There have been lots of studies of proving that activities in forest are more effective than ones indoor for many years, except for forest therapy of senior citizen. This research was conducted through senior citizen in a S nursing home to examine the...
There have been lots of studies of proving that activities in forest are more effective than ones indoor for many years, except for forest therapy of senior citizen. This research was conducted through senior citizen in a S nursing home to examine the effect of forest therapy on self-esteem, depression and life satisfaction senior same citizen had. Also, the differences of effects were verified when subjects were in same activities indoor and in forest.
Subjects were senior citizens in nursing home. The therapeutic forest program the one group experienced in forest was assigned to another group indoor and the comparison group randomly. All subjects were measured self- esteem, depression degree and life satisfaction in advance. Subjects were divided into three groups; the first group for therapeutic forest program, the second group for same program indoors and the control groups having normal lifestyle.
Data was analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Duncan's multiple comparison test. According to the data from the research, the group doing program in forest had more increased self- esteem and life satisfaction and less depression degree than the group indoor. No differences were not found in the control group.
This research is the therapeutic forest program for senior citizens who do not usually have access to forest because of the environment of nursing home.
Also, it has significance for comparing to different effects after same activities in forest and indoor, different place. Hereafter, the follow-up studies of various psychology and physiological parameter in environment and activities are needed for subjects of different age range and gender.