scholarly journals Forest Decline Under Progress in the Urban Forest of Seoul, Central Korea

Author(s):  
Chang Seok Lee ◽  
Songhie Jung ◽  
Bong Soon Lim ◽  
A Reum Kim ◽  
Chi Hong Lim ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Nowak ◽  
Robert E. III Hoehn ◽  
Daniel E. Crane ◽  
Jack C. Stevens ◽  
Vincent. Cotrone
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2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Nowak ◽  
Robert E. III Hoehn ◽  
Allison R. Bodine ◽  
Eric J. Greenfield ◽  
Alexis Ellis ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Nowak ◽  
Robert E. III Hoehn ◽  
Daniel E. Crane ◽  
Jack C. Stevens ◽  
Jeffrey T. Walton
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2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean M. Daniels ◽  
Weston Brinkley ◽  
Michael D. Paruszkiewicz

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.N. Petitt ◽  
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David S. Vinson ◽  
Sandra Clinton ◽  
Sara K. McMillan

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Kwadwo Dumenu
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1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
George V Profous ◽  
Rowan A Rowntree ◽  
Robert E Loeb

Author(s):  
Jiyune Yi ◽  
Seul Gee Kim ◽  
Taegyu Khil ◽  
Minja Shin ◽  
Jin-Hee You ◽  
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We developed two distinct forest therapy programs (FTPs) and compared their effects on dementia prevention and related health problems for older adults. One was focused on Qigong practice in the forest (QP) and the other involved active walking in the forest (WP). Both FTPs consisted of twelve 2-h sessions over six weeks and were conducted in an urban forest. We obtained data from 25, 18, and 26 participants aged 65 years or above for the QP, WP, and control groups, respectively. Neuropsychological scores via cognition (MoCA), geriatric depression (GDS) and quality of life (EQ-5D), and electrophysiological variables (electroencephalography, bioimpedance, and heart rate variability) were measured. We analyzed the intervention effects with a generalized linear model. Compared to the control group, the WP group showed benefits in terms of neurocognition (increases in the MoCA score, and alpha and beta band power values in the electroencephalogram), sympathetic nervous activity, and bioimpedance in the lower body. On the other hand, the QP group showed alleviated depression and an increased bioimpedance phase angle in the upper body. In conclusion, both active walking and Qigong in the forest were shown to have distinctive neuropsychological and electrophysiological benefits, and both had beneficial effects in terms of preventing dementia and relieving related health problems for elderly individuals.


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