From: Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): a systematic review
Characteristic | Categories | No. (%) |
---|---|---|
Country or region | China | 6 (21) |
Korea | 5 (18) | |
Japan | 13 (46) | |
Poland | 1 (4) | |
Taiwan | 3 (11) | |
Research design | RCT | 17 (61) |
NRCT | 11 (39) | |
Participant | Healthy people | 17 (61) |
People with health problems | 11 (39) | |
Average age (years) | 18 ≤ | 1 (3.5) |
> 18 ≤ 30 | 12 (43) | |
> 30 ≤ 45 | 1 (3.5) | |
> 45 | 12 (43) | |
Age unknown | 2 (7) | |
Sample size | ≤ 20 | 8 (29) |
> 20 ≤ 50 | 7 (25) | |
> 50 | 13 (46) | |
Time | 3 days ≤ | 20 (71) |
> 3 days | 8 (29) | |
Ethical consideration | Yes | 25 (89) |
No | 3 (11) | |
Interdisciplinary research | Yes | 3 (11) |
No | 25 (89) |