Beneficial Effect of Forest Bathing for Elderly Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of forest bathing as a natural therapy for elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.METHODS: Eighteen elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were randomly divided into two groups.One group was sent to a broad-leaved evergreen forest to experience a 4-day trip, and the other group was sent to a city area in Hangzhou as control.Peripheral blood was collected and proportions of natural killer (NK), NKT-like and CD8+ T cells as well as perforin and granzyme-B expression in these cell populations were analyzed by flow cytometry.Pro-inflammatory cytokines and stress hormones were detected as well.Besides, profile of mood states (POMS) evaluation was used to assess the mood state change of subjects.
B.B.Jia X.Y.Zhou G.X.Mao Y.D.Lv X.L.Wen W.H.Xu X.L.Lv Y.B.Cao G.F.Wang
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Geriatric Institute of Zhejiang Province, Zhejian Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Geriatric Institute of Zhejiang Province, Zhejian
国内会议
苏州
英文
192-193
2015-09-11（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）