The Effectiveness of a Forest-experience-integration Intervention for Community Dwelling Cancer Patients' Depression and Resilience.
10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.2.109
- Author:
Yeon Hee CHOI
1
;
Young Sun HA
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Community health centers;
Depression;
Resilience
- MeSH:
Community Health Centers;
Depression*;
Gyeongsangbuk-do;
Humans;
Nursing;
Self-Control
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2014;25(2):109-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study examined the effectiveness of a forest-experience-integration intervention in community dwelling cancer patients. METHODS: The study was done with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of the present study were 53 community dwelling cancer patients who were registered in a community health center in Gyeongsangbuk-do. The subjects were divided into an experimental group (n=26) who participated in the forest-experience-integration intervention and a control group (n=27) who did not participate. Data were collected from May to June in 2011. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS PC+ 19.0 through chi2 test, and independent t-test. RESULTS: There were significant differences between the groups in depression (t=-4.51, p<.001), self-regulation resilience (t=6.95, p<.001), interpersonal resilience (t=10.10, p<.001), positivity resilience (t=9.67, p<.001), and total resilience (t=13.93, p<.001) measurements. CONCLUSION: The forest-experience-integration intervention delivered to community dwelling cancer patients was an effective method for relieving depression and enhancing self-regulation resilience, interpersonal resilience, positivity resilience, and total resilience, and can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for community dwelling cancer patients.
