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An Analysis of the Healing Effects of Forest Therapy and Horticultural Therapy

숲치유와 원예치료의 치유효과 분석

  • Park, Sun-A (Division of Architecture, Civil & Landscape, Jeonbuk Science College) ;
  • Jeong, Moon-Sun (Dept. of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Cheongju University) ;
  • Lee, Myungwoo (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Chonbuk National University)
  • 박선아 (전북과학대학교 건축토목조경계열) ;
  • 정문선 (청주대학교 환경조경학과) ;
  • 이명우 (전북대학교 조경학과)
  • Received : 2015.05.01
  • Accepted : 2015.05.29
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

Stresses from desolate urban environments cause illnesses and worsen health conditions of urban residents, while natural environments have a positive influence on human. Natural healing programs such as forest therapy and horticultural therapy can be differentiated by the characteristic of activity space. However, previous studies of healing programs have focused on either forest therapy or horticulture therapy and there is a limit to comprehending the effects of adopting and connecting various healing programs. This study compares and analyzes the physiological and psychological effects of forest therapy and horticultural therapy to identify the effects and differences by types of healing programs. The before and after effects of horticultural therapy and forest therapy are measured by experiment and survey for 5 days with 5 subjects in each program. For physiological reaction, blood pressure, pulse, and cortisol levels are measured and the profile of moods states(POMS) is used to measure psychological reaction. Collected data are analyzed with the analysis of variance(ANOVA) and Paired-Sample T-test in SPSS 18.0. The results of this study are as follows: 1) forest therapy and horticultural therapy show positive effects in physiological and physiological aspects, 2) forest therapy is more effective than horticultural therapy in physiological relaxation and stress mitigation, 3) horticultural therapy has a tendency to alleviate depression more effectively than forest therapy. In conclusion, this study contributes to providing fundamental information for the development of healing programs and design guidelines for healing spaces through identifying the characteristics of each healing program.

삭막한 도시환경으로부터 오는 스트레스는 도시민들에게 다양한 질병을 발생시키거나 건강을 악화시키는 반면, 자연은 인간에게 긍정적인 치유효과를 준다. 자연을 통한 치유프로그램은 활동공간의 특성에 따라 숲치유와 원예치료로 구분할 수 있다. 그러나 치유프로그램에 대한 연구는 독립적으로 이루어져 다양한 프로그램의 적용과 연계에 따른 효과를 파악하는데 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 숲치유와 원예치료의 생리적 심리적 효과를 비교 분석하여 각 프로그램의 효과와 차이점을 밝혀 향후 치유프로그램 개발과 치유공간 설계의 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 실험은 숲치유 5명, 원예치료 5명의 피험자를 대상으로 5일간의 프로그램에 대한 사전사후검사를 실시하였다. 생리적 반응은 혈압, 맥박, 코티솔 변화량으로 측정하였고, 심리적 반응은 기분상태검사로 측정하였다. 분석방법은 통계프로그램 SPSS 18.0 for windows의 분산분석(ANOVA)과 대응표본 T-test를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 1) 숲치유와 원예치료는 생리적, 심리적으로 모두 긍정적 효과를 보이며, 2) 숲치유는 원예치료보다 생리적 이완과 스트레스 감소에 더 효과적이고, 3) 원예치료는 숲치유보다 우울감 감소에 더 효과적인 경향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 위 결과는 각 치유프로그램의 특징을 파악함으로써, 향후 치유프로그램 개발과 치유공간 설계를 위한 기초자료와 지침 설정에 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

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