Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

In recent decades, forests have expanded from natural resources for conservation and production to health-promoting resources. With the growing body of evidence supporting the therapeutic effects of forests, the number of investigations on the relationship between forest characteristics and therapeu...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Eunsoo Kim, Sujin Park, Soojin Kim, Yeji Choi, Junghee Cho, Sung-il Cho, Hae-ryoung Chun, Geonwoo Kim
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	stand density canopy density affective restoration cognitive restoration physiological relaxation subgroup analysis Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3384e3394b464e749f2f5bfb927ca627
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:3384e3394b464e749f2f5bfb927ca627
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3384e3394b464e749f2f5bfb927ca6272021-11-25T17:43:48ZCan Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis10.3390/healthcare91114272227-9032https://doaj.org/article/3384e3394b464e749f2f5bfb927ca6272021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1427https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032In recent decades, forests have expanded from natural resources for conservation and production to health-promoting resources. With the growing body of evidence supporting the therapeutic effects of forests, the number of investigations on the relationship between forest characteristics and therapeutic effects have increased. However, quantitative synthesis of primary studies has rarely been conducted due to a limited number of health studies including forest description and high heterogeneity of forest variables. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between the forest structure and the therapeutic effect. We systematically searched the studies examining the therapeutic effects of forests with different stand density and canopy density and synthesized the results. As a result of subgroup analysis, we found that stand density modifies the therapeutic effects. Emotional and cognitive restoration showed greatest improvement in low-density forests with a stand density of less than 500/ha and the therapeutic effects diminish as the stand density increases. The impact of canopy density was not found due to a lack of studies reporting canopy density. Although some limitations remain, the findings in this study have great significance in providing the basis for establishing management strategies of forests for therapeutic use.Eunsoo KimSujin ParkSoojin KimYeji ChoiJunghee ChoSung-il ChoHae-ryoung ChunGeonwoo KimMDPI AGarticlestand densitycanopy densityaffective restorationcognitive restorationphysiological relaxationsubgroup analysisMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1427, p 1427 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	stand density canopy density affective restoration cognitive restoration physiological relaxation subgroup analysis Medicine R
spellingShingle	stand density canopy density affective restoration cognitive restoration physiological relaxation subgroup analysis Medicine R Eunsoo Kim Sujin Park Soojin Kim Yeji Choi Junghee Cho Sung-il Cho Hae-ryoung Chun Geonwoo Kim Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
description	In recent decades, forests have expanded from natural resources for conservation and production to health-promoting resources. With the growing body of evidence supporting the therapeutic effects of forests, the number of investigations on the relationship between forest characteristics and therapeutic effects have increased. However, quantitative synthesis of primary studies has rarely been conducted due to a limited number of health studies including forest description and high heterogeneity of forest variables. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between the forest structure and the therapeutic effect. We systematically searched the studies examining the therapeutic effects of forests with different stand density and canopy density and synthesized the results. As a result of subgroup analysis, we found that stand density modifies the therapeutic effects. Emotional and cognitive restoration showed greatest improvement in low-density forests with a stand density of less than 500/ha and the therapeutic effects diminish as the stand density increases. The impact of canopy density was not found due to a lack of studies reporting canopy density. Although some limitations remain, the findings in this study have great significance in providing the basis for establishing management strategies of forests for therapeutic use.
format	article
author	Eunsoo Kim Sujin Park Soojin Kim Yeji Choi Junghee Cho Sung-il Cho Hae-ryoung Chun Geonwoo Kim
author_facet	Eunsoo Kim Sujin Park Soojin Kim Yeji Choi Junghee Cho Sung-il Cho Hae-ryoung Chun Geonwoo Kim
author_sort	Eunsoo Kim
title	Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_short	Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full	Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr	Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_sort	can different forest structures lead to different levels of therapeutic effects? a systematic review and meta-analysis
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3384e3394b464e749f2f5bfb927ca627
work_keys_str_mv	AT eunsookim candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT sujinpark candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT soojinkim candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT yejichoi candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT jungheecho candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT sungilcho candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT haeryoungchun candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis AT geonwookim candifferentforeststructuresleadtodifferentlevelsoftherapeuticeffectsasystematicreviewandmetaanalysis
_version_	1718412035920756736

Can Different Forest Structures Lead to Different Levels of Therapeutic Effects? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ejemplares similares