2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The proposal of a model using of the forest environment for person with depression

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23660111
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Principal Investigator	OGA Junko 大分県立看護科学大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (80305846)
Research Collaborator	HOAKI Yoshio 大分丘の上病院, 院長 YAMAMOTO Takamasa 山本病院, 院長 JYO Mitsunori 大分県県民の森, マネージャー
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	森林環境 / 認知療法的会話 / うつ病 / 唾液アミラーゼ / POMS
Research Abstract	I carried out 7 times of daycare activity for 66 psychiatry daycare users (depression and schizophrenia of the convalescence) in the forest environment. I measuredheartbeat, blood pressure, saliva amylase (stress index) and feeling (POMS: Profile of Mood States) at before and after each time. Almost favorable change was seen after the activity in the forest environment. It seemed activity in the forest environment had a good influence to them. I will accumulate data and propose a program that promotes recovery of their illness.