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| Title |
Blood pressure-lowering effect of Shinrin-yoku (Forest bathing): a systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12906-017-1912-z |
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| Authors |
Yuki Ideno, Kunihiko Hayashi, Yukina Abe, Kayo Ueda, Hiroyasu Iso, Mitsuhiko Noda, Jung-Su Lee, Shosuke Suzuki |
| Abstract |
Shinrin-yoku (experiencing the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) has received increasing attention from the perspective of preventive medicine in recent years. Some studies have reported that the forest environment decreases blood pressure. However, little is known about the possibility of anti-hypertensive applications of Shinrin-yoku. This study aimed to evaluate preventive or therapeutic effects of the forest environment on blood pressure. We systematically reviewed the medical literature and performed a meta-analysis.Four electronic databases were systematically searched for the period before May 2016 with language restriction of English and Japanese. The review considered all published, randomized, controlled trials, cohort studies, and comparative studies that evaluated the effects of the forest environment on changes in systolic blood pressure. A subsequent meta-analysis was performed. Twenty trials involving 732 participants were reviewed. Systolic blood pressure of the forest environment was significantly lower than that of the non-forest environment. Additionally, diastolic blood pressure of the forest environment was significantly lower than that of the non-forest environment. This systematic review shows a significant effect of Shinrin-yoku on reduction of blood pressure. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 48 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 15% |
| Spain | 6 | 13% |
| Japan | 5 | 10% |
| United States | 4 | 8% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Argentina | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Finland | 1 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 18 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 36 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 10% |
| Scientists | 5 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 349 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 349 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 51 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 11% |
| Researcher | 34 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 6% |
| Other | 68 | 19% |
| Unknown | 90 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 9% |
| Psychology | 27 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 23 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 6% |
| Other | 84 | 24% |
| Unknown | 109 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 188. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2024.
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#38
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