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DocumentEffects of forest therapy programs on the psychological and physiological improvement of firefighters
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Firefighters are constantly exposed to dangerous incidents of fire suppression, emergency relief and first aid activities. They go through posttraumatic stress disorder by terrible incidents and disasters, and long-term stress leads to depression threatening their mental health. This study was carried out with the purpose of inquiring into effects of the experience of forest therapy programs of four nights and five days obtained in a psychological and physiological perspective, oriented to firefighters who are mentally and physically tired by stress from urgent and dangerous field works and long-term shift works. 108 firefighters participate in the programs of stress resilience (four nights and five days), the program customized to firefighters held in National Center for Forest Activities. To inquire into psychological and physiological effects before and after the participation in the programs, this study conducted the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-5-K) and the test of mood states (K-POMS-B), as well as measured quality of sleep and heart rate variability. For the analysis, mean comparison was made by using a paired t-test. According to the analysis of psychological index, posttraumatic stress disorder reduced from 11.44 (before participation) to 5.14 (after participation), showing statistically significant changes. As for mood states, the score decreased from 6.50 to 5.53. On the other hand, quality of sleep diminished from 33.85 to 28.73, manifesting statistically significant improvement. HRV likewise improved statistically significantly. This study verified that forest therapy programs contributed to relieving stress of firefighters, increasing their physical and psychological stability, and improving quality of sleep. The research results expect that forest therapy programs can be applied as a base data to strengthen stress resilience of firefighters and prevent their posttraumatic stress disorder. Keywords: Human health and well-being, Research ID: 3484445 -
DocumentA preliminary study regarding changes in psychological, cognitive and physical functions through participation in forest therapy programs for dementia prevention of the elderly
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Since it is difficult to cure dementia completely, the effort of preventing and managing the occurrence is primordial. Along with non-pharmacological treatment, there is growing interests in the healing method applying a variety of forest therapy factors. For the programs, 30 participants aged from 60-80 were selected and they were divided into an experimental group (20 people) and a control group (10 people). The experimental group took part in the forest therapy programs of six nights and seven days, while the control group led a normal life without involvement in the programs. The study carried out tests twice before and after participation in the programs, such as a psychological index test (anxiety, depression, quality of life), a cognition index test (CERAD-K, CANTAB), and a biomarker test (cortisol, infection index, melatonin, heart rate variability, blood pressure). The test results of psychological index of the experimental group manifested effectiveness in that the anxiety scale significantly reduced, while the scale of quality of life showed statistical significance in three categories. According to the cognition index test, subordinate three categories significantly improved in CANTAB. Statistical significance was observed in autonomic nervous system activity regarding heart rate variability, and in systolic blood pressure regarding blood pressure. According to the CERAD-K test studying the difference between the two groups (experimental group vs control group), significant changes between the two groups were observed in the categories of path making B and constructional praxis. The main study that will be conducted in the future will inquire about the medical and scientific effects of forest therapy through a variety of research designs in the long term, and it is expected that the future study will serve as an alternative to prevention of dementia. Keywords: Human health and well-being ID: 3479125 -
ArticleSatellite remote sensing-based forest resources assessment methods for effective management and sustainable development of forests by generation of information on forests and trees outside forest cover
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Satellite based remote sensing methods have proved to be an effective and scientifically proven method for managing and conserving forest data and resources at periodic time intervals. The forest resources monitoring methods provide useful data to forest managers for sustainable forest management at different scale and forest management units. Over the years the scientific management of forest have been a subject globally discussed incorporating the role of environmentalist, conservationist and communities associated with the forest. It has been an unhidden fact that forests have suffered tremendous pressure in developing countries on the pretext of development. It is through effective monitoring and communication of forest information and knowledge that the concerned provincial governments are forced to take remedial measures for protecting the forests. Apart from the government owned forests, termed as Recorded Forest Areas(RFA) in India, Trees outside forests(TOF) are well acknowledged as an important component of forest resources. The ToF, which basically exist as block, linear and scattered plantations on earth are captured using LISS-III sensor of Indian Remote Sensing Satellite. For the national level scale mapping, all patches of area 1hectare and above are considered for estimation. For mapping of ToF patches of size between 0.1-1hectare, high resolution data from LISSIV sensor(5.8metres resolution) is analyzed. It has been now a well-established fact that trees outside RFAs, although in small proportion, contribute significantly to forest conservation and meeting the demand of people towards minor forest produce, firewood etc. The exercise on forest change detection using a hybrid method, is effective in identification of significant forest change. The assessment of forests and ToFs using satellite data and advance image processing tools may be helpful in effective management and long term sustainability of forests in developing countries. Keywords: [Recorded Forest Area, Trees Outside Forest, National Forest Inventory, FSI, Neural Network, Machine Learning] ID: 3622277
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