Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Abbreviated Profile of Mood States (POMS) - Change |
Abbreviated Profile of Mood States (POMS) are routinely used by forest bathing researchers because psychologists regard it as rendering an accurate measure of mood states. The goal is to determine if spending time in a forest environment affects a psychological response. Abbreviated POMS contains 40 questions. Each answer is scored on a Likert Scale with values of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Lower total scores indicated low mood problems, and conversely, a higher score may indicate a high mood problem. POMS will determine a baseline level of specific moods for a participant at the onset of the research trial and at the beginning and end of each forest bathing session. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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Primary |
Cardiovascular reactivity - Heart Rate - Change |
Cardiovascular reactivity will be measured by participants taking heart rate before and after each forest bathing session.. Three measurements will be taken at 30-second intervals. The mean of the final two measurements taken for each interval will be used for statistical analysis. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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Primary |
Cardiovascular reactivity - Blood Pressure (Diastolic) - Change |
Cardiovascular reactivity will be measured by participants taking diastolic blood pressure before and after each forest bathing session.. Three measurements will be taken at 30-second intervals. The mean of the final two measurements taken for each interval will be used for statistical analysis. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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Primary |
Cardiovascular reactivity - Blood Pressure (Systolic) - Change |
Cardiovascular reactivity will be measured by participants taking systolic blood pressure before and after each forest bathing session. Three measurements will be taken at 30-second intervals. The mean of the final two measurements taken for each interval will be used for statistical analysis. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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Secondary |
Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) - Change |
Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) is a scale designed to measure an individual's affective, experiential connection to nature. It was created based on the argument that for people to participate in environmental issues they need to feel part of the natural world. Another argument is that aspects of our urban or modern lifestyle relate to our nature connectedness and overall life satisfaction. The scale contains 13 items. It is a simple scale question with some reverse coded items Participants responded on a 5-point scale, where 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree. CNS will determine a baseline level of nature relatedness and subjective well-being at the onset of the research trial and at the beginning and end of each forest bathing session. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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Secondary |
Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) - Change |
The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a short 5-item instrument designed to measure global cognitive judgments of satisfaction with one's life. |
Participants are tested before and after each forest bathing session and invited to attend four sessions during the study. Assessments for each session are included until the study ends. Forest bathing sessions will be held in 2022. |
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